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a building in which a person who commits a crime is kept locked up

residence for incarcerating criminals

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Cases of word usage

1) a sum of money kept by a low court so that a person can be out of prison until her or his trial (bail)

2) a small room for one person (especially in a prison or a monastery) (cell)

3) a place used for Christian worship e.g. in a hospital, prison etc (chapel)

4) a dark underground cell used (in history) as a prison (dungeon)

5) a prison; confinement in prison (gaol)

6) escape from prison (getaway)

7) to put or keep (a person) in a prison (imprison)

8) a person living in a prison or other institution (inmate)

9) gaol; prison (jail)

10) a small V-shaped cut; 'in the nick of time' = only just in time; (sl) prison (nick)

PRISON as in Wiktionary
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