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How to pronounce prison in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms prison house
Type of correctional institution
Has types chokey, choky, bastille, nick, panopticon, state prison
Type Words
Synonyms prison house
Type of situation, state of affairs

Examples of prison

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An inmate who fails boot camp returns to prison to complete his or her sentence.
From the dailyherald.com
He is charged with felony theft and faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted.
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People sentenced to a year or less serve their time in jail, not a state prison.
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Bogmenko received credit toward his prison term for 500 days in the county jail.
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I told the investigators that when Malcolm X was in prison, he had a dictionary.
From the newsweek.com
Shepard was sentenced Dec. 10 to 10 months in prison for mail fraud and bribery.
From the stltoday.com
Any protest staged within parliament is punishable by up to two years in prison.
From the thenewstribune.com
Vail said today the corrections department has no plans for the prison facility.
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The trial-and-error methods at the prison and three zoos seems to have paid off.
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More examples
  • A correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
  • A prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement
  • (prisoner) a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
  • A prison (from Old French prisoun) is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. ...
  • Prison (Swedish: Fu00E4ngelse) is a 1949 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman.
  • Prison is a 1988 horror film starring Viggo Mortensen. It was filmed at the Old State Prison in Rawlins, Wyoming with many of its residents on the cast and crew.
  • The Penal system of Japan (including prisons) is part of the criminal justice system of Japan. It is intended to resocialize, reform, and rehabilitate offenders. The penal system is operated by the Correction Bureau of the Ministry of Justice.
  • (Prisoner (311 Song)) Transistor is the fourth studio album by 311. It was released on August 5, 1997. The album was certified Platinum.
  • (Prisoner (Jeffree Star song)) Beauty Killer is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Jeffree Star, released September 22, 2009 under Popsicle Records through Warner Music Group's Independent Label Group. ...