/ˈprɪz.ən/
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Translation
A building where people are locked up after a court says they broke the law.
Word origin
From Old French prisun, from Latin prensio, a seizing, from prehendere, to seize.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- prensio
Examples
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We say "in prison", with no "the", for the time someone is kept there.
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"Prison" is the place, not the punishment itself.
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Another example of the fixed phrase "in prison".
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