Definition of "prison" []

• A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention, especially persons convicted of crimes. (noun)
• A place or condition of confinement or forcible restraint. (noun)
• A state of imprisonment or captivity. (noun)
• To confine in or as if in a prison; imprison. (verb-transitive)

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• "I'm speaking to this wicked child, who has obtained our love and sympathy and attention on false pretences, for which she ought to be put in prison -- yes, in _prison_, for such a heartless trick on relatives who can ill afford to be so cruelly disappointed! '"
• "Update: Marchello Cecala murder * Brandon Christopher Wallace sentenced to up to 30 years in prison; Anthony David Milligan sentenced to 1-15 years in prison*"
• "It's the New York Times, so you'll have to suffer through the misuse of the term "prison camp.""