Prison ( noun , noun )

(As a noun)

Prison ( noun )

A place in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed or while awaiting trial.

Origin:

Middle english, from old french prisoun, from latin preclusion, from precludere to shut up, from pre- + claudere to shut.

Examples:

1. He was sentenced to prison for murder.
2. She was sent to prison for embezzlement.
3. He was put in prison for fraud.
4. She was locked up in prison for theft.
5. He was held in prison for drug trafficking.

(As a noun)

Prison ( noun )

A place in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed or while awaiting trial.

Origin:

Middle english, from old french prisoun, from latin preclusion, from precludere to shut up, from pre- + claudere to shut.

Examples:

1. He was sentenced to prison for murder.
2. She was sent to prison for embezzlement.
3. He was put in prison for fraud.
4. She was locked up in prison for theft.
5. He was held in prison for drug trafficking.