Definition of prison

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of prison is as below...

Prison (n.) Specifically, a building for the safe custody or confinement of criminals and others committed by lawful authority..

Lern More About Prison

Jug :: Jug (v. t.) To commit to jail; to imprison.
Keeper :: Keeper (n.) One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a prison and the charge of prisoners.
Serve :: Serve (v. t.) To pass or spend, as time, esp. time of punishment; as, to serve a term in prison..
Arraignment :: Arraignment (n.) The act of arraigning, or the state of being arraigned; the act of calling and setting a prisoner before a court to answer to an indictment or complaint..
Commute :: Commute (v. t.) To exchange; to put or substitute something else in place of, as a smaller penalty, obligation, or payment, for a greater, or a single thing for an aggregate; hence, to lessen; to diminish; as, to commute a sentence of death to one of imprisonment for life; to commute tithes; to commute charges for fares..
Hold :: Hold (n.) A place of confinement; a prison; confinement; custody; guard.
Treadmill :: Treadmill (n.) A mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis. It is used principally as a means of prison discipline. Also, a mill worked by horses, dogs, etc., treading an endless belt..
Prisonment :: Prisonment (n.) Imprisonment.
Bar :: Bar (n.) The place in court where prisoners are stationed for arraignment, trial, or sentence..
Bind :: Bind (v. t.) To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in bundles; to bind a prisoner..
Sconce :: Sconce (v. t.) To shut up in a sconce; to imprison; to insconce.
Stater :: Stateprison () See under State, n..
Parley :: Parley (v. i.) To speak with another; to confer on some point of mutual concern; to discuss orally; hence, specifically, to confer orally with an enemy; to treat with him by words, as on an exchange of prisoners, an armistice, or terms of peace..
Incorrigible :: Incorrigible (n.) One who is corrigible; especially, a hardened criminal; as, the perpetual imprisonment of incorrigibles..
Jail :: Jail (v. t.) To imprison.
Captivate :: Captivate (p. a.) Taken prisoner; made captive; insnared; charmed.
Liberty :: Liberty (n.) Freedom from imprisonment, bonds, or other restraint upon locomotion..
Approvement :: Approvement (n.) a confession of guilt by a prisoner charged with treason or felony, together with an accusation of his accomplish and a giving evidence against them in order to obtain his own pardon. The term is no longer in use; it corresponded to what is now known as turning king's (or queen's) evidence in England, and state's evidence in the United States..
Unprison :: Unprison (v. t.) To take or deliver from prison.
Despondent :: Despondent (a.) Marked by despondence; given to despondence; low-spirited; as, a despondent manner; a despondent prisoner..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us