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prison /ˈprɪzn/ /ˈprɪzn/ Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/p/pri/priso/prison__us_2.mp3 prison(noun)/ˈprɪzn/ /ˈprɪzn/a building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime they have committed, or while they are waiting for trialSYNONYM jailhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/jail_2She went to prison for tax evasion.He was sent to prison for five years.She is in prison, awaiting trial.Her son is in prison for murder.He served four years in prison for killing a man.He's just out of prison, after ten years inside.When did she get out of prison?to be released from prisonOn his release from prison he tried hard to find a decent job.a maximum-security prisona federal/state prisona prison sentence/terma prison cellthe prison population (= the total number of prisoners in a country)a prison officera prison guardTen prison officers and three inmates needed hospital treatment following the riot.Extra Examplesthe problem of overcrowding in prisonsHe was immediately seized and thrown into prison.She was told by magistrates she could now face prison (= go to prison).You only escaped prison (= escaped being sent to prison) because of your previous good character.Building new prisons is not going to help lower our incarceration rate.It is one of several companies running private prisons across Britain.The police are investigating disturbances at the prison.There have been riots in the prison.prison guardsthe system of keeping people in prisonsthe prison service/systemThe government insists that ‘prison works’ and plans to introduce a tougher sentencing policy for people convicted of violent crime.a place or situation from which somebody cannot escapeHis hospital room had become a prison.Word Originlate Old English, from Old French prisun, from Latin prensio(n-), variant of prehensio(n-) ‘laying hold of’, from the verb prehendere.

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(noun) she went to prison for tax evasion.he was sent to prison for five years.she is in prison, awaiting trial.her son is in prison for murder. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=prison This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word3	prison
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	/ˈprɪzn/ /ˈprɪzn/
Example	she went to prison for tax evasion. he was sent to prison for five years. she is in prison, awaiting trial. her son is in prison for murder.
Sound	Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/p/pri/priso/prison__us_2.mp3
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=prison
Content	prison (noun)/ˈprɪzn/ /ˈprɪzn/ a building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime they have committed, or while they are waiting for trial SYNONYM jail https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/jail_2 She went to prison for tax evasion. He was sent to prison for five years. She is in prison, awaiting trial. Her son is in prison for murder. He served four years in prison for killing a man. He's just out of prison, after ten years inside. When did she get out of prison? to be released from prison On his release from prison he tried hard to find a decent job. a maximum-security prison a federal/state prison a prison sentence/term a prison cell the prison population (= the total number of prisoners in a country) a prison officer a prison guard Ten prison officers and three inmates needed hospital treatment following the riot. Extra Examples the problem of overcrowding in prisons He was immediately seized and thrown into prison. She was told by magistrates she could now face prison (= go to prison). You only escaped prison (= escaped being sent to prison) because of your previous good character. Building new prisons is not going to help lower our incarceration rate. It is one of several companies running private prisons across Britain. The police are investigating disturbances at the prison. There have been riots in the prison. prison guards the system of keeping people in prisons the prison service/system The government insists that ‘prison works’ and plans to introduce a tougher sentencing policy for people convicted of violent crime. a place or situation from which somebody cannot escape His hospital room had become a prison. Word Origin late Old English, from Old French prisun, from Latin prensio(n-), variant of prehensio(n-) ‘laying hold of’, from the verb prehendere.
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Prison ˈprɪzn People Noun Tax Evasion Years Awaiting

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