Word Meaning

prisons definition and meaning

n. A place where persons are confined, or restrained of personal liberty; hence, a place or state o/ confinement, restraint, or safe custody.
n. Specifically, a building for the safe custody or confinement of criminals and others committed by lawful authority.
v. t. To imprison; to shut up in, or as in, a prison; to confine; to restrain from liberty.
v. t. To bind (together); to enchain.

Crossword clues for prisons

- Captivity
- Confinement
- Correctional institution
- Jail
- Old lag’s residence
- Publicity is on the inside
- Where to start and end a sentence
- Places of detention
- Where residents are given a hard time?