prigione — meaning in English
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English meaning
- jail noun A building where people are held in custody, typically for short sentences or while awaiting trial.
- jug noun A container for liquids with a handle and a narrow opening, used for pouring.
- prison noun A secure institution where people are held, usually as punishment after being convicted of a serious crime, or while awaiting trial.
- stockade noun A defensive fence or enclosure made of upright wooden posts.
Senses
prigione is used for these senses in English:
- jail A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.
- jug (slang) Jail.
- prison 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.
- prison (uncountable) Confinement in prison.
- stockade (colloquial) A military prison.
jail — full definition
- noun A building where people are held in custody, typically for short sentences or while awaiting trial.
- verb To put someone in a jail or otherwise deprive them of freedom.
jug — full definition
- noun A container for liquids with a handle and a narrow opening, used for pouring.
- noun Informal for jail.
- verb To put someone in jail.
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