prison

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Noun

1. A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
2. Confinement in prison.
3. (colloquial) Any restrictive environment, such as a harsh academy or home.

Verb

To imprison.

Hevwate

jail

gaol

penitentiary

cell

dungeon

jailhouse

slammer

bagnio

bastille

cage

limbo

lockup

pogy

prison house

bastile

pogie

imprisonment

pogey

prisonhouse

stockade

coop

clink

goal

stir

lock-up

calaboose

place of confinement

enclosure

poky

lock up

detention house

nick

cooler

quod

reformatory

pokey

brig

casemate

panopticon

penal

penal colony

penal institution

captivity

peter

pit

pound

💷

prison cell

can

start

gaol

stone

🪨

chokey

prison windows

serve time in prison

cabin

stone-jug

detention center

cloister jail

confined place

by ext.

blockhouse

big house

jail house

penalty corner

crowbar hotel

short corner

three hots and a cot

behind bars

detention home

grate

guardhouse

guardroom

hock

hole

🕳️

hoosegow

house of correction

house of detention

confinement

incarcerate

jailer

chamber

jailor

jug

kitty

chain

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

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Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin: prisoun

In summary

From Middle English prisoun, prison, a borrowing from Old French prison, from Latin prehensiōnem, accusative singular of prehensiō, from the verb prehendō. Doublet of prehension.