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| imprison |
to put or keep in a prison or other place of confinement. [2 definitions] |
| incarcerate |
to confine in or as if in a prison; imprison. [2 definitions] |
| institution |
a prison, mental hospital, or other place of confinement. [1/5 definitions] |
| intern1 |
to confine in a prison or camp, esp. during wartime. [1/2 definitions] |
| internment |
confinement in a prison or prison camp, esp. during wartime. |
| kangaroo court |
an unauthorized court, such as one set up by prison inmates or strikers, that often disregards or parodies normal legal procedures. |
| matron |
a woman who supervises and maintains order in a large, usu. female institution such as a women's prison or school. [1/2 definitions] |
| Newgate |
a prison in London that was razed in 1902. |
| nick |
(chiefly British; informal) a prison or police station. [1/6 definitions] |
| parolee |
one who has been released from prison and is on parole. |
| penitentiary |
a prison, esp. one operating under federal or state authority. [2/4 definitions] |
| penology |
the study and practice of criminal punishment and rehabilitation, and of prison management. |
| postprison |
combined form of prison. |
| prison camp |
a minimum-security prison where prisoners considered to be reliable are held. [1/2 definitions] |
| probation |
the supervised release of a convict from jail or prison for a certain period of time, which is considered a trial period before full release. [1/2 definitions] |
| rap1 |
(slang) blame or punishment, esp. a prison sentence. [1/9 definitions] |
| screw |
(slang) a prison guard. [1/17 definitions] |
| slammer |
(slang) a prison. |
| solitary |
(informal) the confinement of one person in an isolated enclosure, as in a prison cell; solitary confinement. [1/6 definitions] |
| spring |
(slang) to release from confinement, such as prison. [1/22 definitions] |
| stir2 |
(slang) prison. |
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