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prison

prison /ˈprɪzn̩/ noun
plural prisons
prison
/ˈprɪzn̩/
noun
plural prisons
Britannica Dictionary definition of PRISON
: a building where people are kept as punishment for a crime or while they are waiting to go to court
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often used before another noun
Synonyms see: [1]jail
[count] : a place or situation from which you cannot escape