noun a building where people are kept when they are being punished for a crime ○ The judge sent him to prison for five years. ○ His father’s in prison for burglary. (NOTE: Prison is often used without the article the.)
pris´on
( 277), n. [F., fr. L. prehensio, prensio, a seizing, arresting, fr. prehendre, prendere, to lay hold of, to seize. See Prehensile, and cf. Prize, n., Misprision.]
1. A place where persons are confined, or restrained of personal liberty; hence, a place or state o confinement, restraint, or safe custody. “Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name.” Ps. cxlii. 7. “The tyrant AEolus, …
With power imperial, curbs the struggling winds,
And sounding tempests in dark prisons binds.” Dryden.
2. Specifically, a building for the safe custody or confinement of criminals and others committed by lawful authority. Prison bars, or Prison base. See Base, n., 24. — Prison breach. (Law) See Note under 3d Escape, n., 4. — Prison house, a prison. Shak. — Prison ship (Naut.), a ship fitted up for the confinement of prisoners. — Prison van, a carriage in which prisoners are conveyed to and from prison.
1. A place where persons are confined, or restrained of personal liberty; hence, a place or state o confinement, restraint, or safe custody. “Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name.” Ps. cxlii. 7. “The tyrant AEolus, …
With power imperial, curbs the struggling winds,
And sounding tempests in dark prisons binds.” Dryden.
2. Specifically, a building for the safe custody or confinement of criminals and others committed by lawful authority. Prison bars, or Prison base. See Base, n., 24. — Prison breach. (Law) See Note under 3d Escape, n., 4. — Prison house, a prison. Shak. — Prison ship (Naut.), a ship fitted up for the confinement of prisoners. — Prison van, a carriage in which prisoners are conveyed to and from prison.
pris´on
v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prisoned p. pr. & vb. n. Prisoning.]
1. To imprison; to shut up in, or as in, a prison; to confine; to restrain from liberty. “The prisoned eagle dies for rage.” Sir W. Scott. “His true respect will prison false desire.” Shak.
2. To bind (together); to enchain. [Obs.] “Sir William Crispyn with the duke was led
Together prisoned.” Robert of Brunne.
1. To imprison; to shut up in, or as in, a prison; to confine; to restrain from liberty. “The prisoned eagle dies for rage.” Sir W. Scott. “His true respect will prison false desire.” Shak.
2. To bind (together); to enchain. [Obs.] “Sir William Crispyn with the duke was led
Together prisoned.” Robert of Brunne.
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