LEARNit Dictionary

prison

noun
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1
A2
a building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime they have committed, or while they are waiting for trial
زندان, حبس, محبس
see also open prison
2
A2
the system of keeping people in prisons
نظام زندان
the prison service/system
The government insists that ‘prison works’ and plans to introduce a tougher sentencing policy for people convicted of violent crime.
3
a place or situation from which somebody cannot escape
زندان, حبس, اسارتگاه, بازداشتگاه, محبس
His hospital room had become a prison.