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| pris·on [ prízz'n ] |
noun (plural pris·ons) |
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1. place where criminals are confined: a secure place where somebody is confined as punishment for a crime or while waiting to stand trial
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2. confinement: a place or condition of captivity or unwanted restraint
 His fears are a prison that he cannot escape.
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transitive verb (past and past participle pris·oned, present participle pris·on·ing, 3rd person present singular pris·ons) |
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archaic or literary
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Same as imprison
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| [12th century. Via French< Latin prension- "seizing" < prehendere "seize"] |
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