więzienie — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
więzienie is used for these senses in English:
- 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.
- prison sentence (legal) Confinement in prison as punishment for a crime.
- quod (countable) A quadrangle or court, as of a prison; a 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.
prison — full definition
- noun A secure institution where people are held, usually as punishment after being convicted of a serious crime, or while awaiting trial.
- noun Any situation or place that feels confining or inescapable, even without literal bars.