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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
prison
/ˈpɹɪzən/
noun1 of 2
a place where people who have committed serious crimes are held
- “It's time for you to join your friends in prison.”Tatoeba
- “This prison is not a prison but a concentration camp.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To imprison.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)