Definitions
Place where people are legally confined
Word origin
From Middle English prisoun, prison, from Old English prisūn, a borrowing from Old French prison, from Latin prehensiōnem, accusative singular of prehensiō, from the verb prehendō. Doublet of prehension.
Used in a sentence
“The cold stone walls of the prison had stood for over a century.”
“Prison was a harrowing experience for him.”
“The academy was a prison for many of its students because of its strict teachers.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Jail”6 letters
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