carcer — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dungeon noun A dark, often underground prison cell, typically found beneath an old castle.
- jail noun A building where people are held in custody, typically for short sentences or while awaiting trial.
- penitentiary noun A state or federal prison, especially one for people convicted of serious crimes.
- prison noun A secure institution where people are held, usually as punishment after being convicted of a serious crime, or while awaiting trial.
Senses
carcer is used for these senses in English:
- dungeon An underground prison or vault, typically built underneath a castle.
- 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.
- penitentiary (chiefly, US) A state or federal prison for convicted felons; (broadly) a prison.
- 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.
dungeon — full definition
- noun A dark, often underground prison cell, typically found beneath an old castle.
- noun In video games, an area full of enemies, hazards, and treasure that players must fight through.
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.