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Definition of: prison
(priz′ən) noun
A place of confinement; specifically, a public building for the safekeeping of persons in legal custody; a penitentiary.
—v.t. To imprison. [<F prisoun <L praehensio, -onis seizure <praehensus, pp. of praehendere]
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