Definition of
prison_house has definitions from the field of law
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[ noun ] a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement

Synonyms

prison

Used in print

(David Boroff, "Jewish Teen-Age Culture"...)

The breaking_away from the prison_house of Brooklyn is gradual .

Related terms

situation

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[ noun ] (law) a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

Synonyms

prison

Related terms

correctional_institution camp state_prison college chokey panopticon cellblock

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prison_term prison_cell present_tense present_moment prisonlike prison_farm prison_camp press_home prisonbreak prison_guard

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