prison

/ˈprɪzən/A2Loopy word list, level 2 · Essential

Definition

n. a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
n. a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement

Word forms

Plural: prisons

Example sentences

n.
After the trial, he was sent to prison for five years.
vt.
The judge decided to prison the man for his serious crimes.