noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈpɹɪzn̩/
[phɹ̠̊ɪzn̩]
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rhymes with -ɪzən
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1
noun
Meaning 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The cold stone walls of the prison had stood for over a century.
The academy was a prison for many of its students because of its strict teachers.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To imprison.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: prison house
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: correctional institution
Narrower terms: bastille, chokey, choky, nick, panopticon, state prison, Newgate
6
noun
Meaning 6
a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: prison house
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: situation, state of affairs
History
Etymology
From Middle English prisoun, prison, from Old English prisūn, a borrowing from Old French prison, from Latin prehensiōnem, accusative singular of prehensiō, from the verb prehendō. Doublet of prehension.
Across languages
Translations
355 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Abkhaz:
абахҭа
(abaxta)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Adzera:
karabus
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Afrikaans:
tronk
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Afrikaans:
gevangenis
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Albanian:
burg
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Southern Altai:
тӱрме
(türme)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Amharic:
ከርቼሌ
(kärčele)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Amharic:
ዘብጥያ
(zäbṭəya)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Arabic:
سِجْن
(sijn)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Arabic:
سجن
(sign)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Arabic:
سِجِن
(sijin)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Arabic:
حبْس
(ḥəbs)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Arabic:
سِجِن
(síjen)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Aramaic:
ܚܒܘܫܝܐ
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Armenian:
բանտ
(bant)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Aromanian:
ncljisoari
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Aromanian:
hapsi
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Aromanian:
hãpsani
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Aromanian:
filichii
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Aromanian:
zundani
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Aromanian:
pudrumi
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Asturian:
cárcel
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Asturian:
prisión
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Avar:
турма
(turma)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Azerbaijani:
türmə
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Azerbaijani:
həbsxana
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Bashkir:
төрмә
(törmə)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Basque:
espetxe
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Belarusian:
турма́
(turmá)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Belarusian:
цямні́ца
(cjamníca)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Belarusian:
астро́г
(astróh)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Bengali:
কারাগার
(karagar)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Breton:
prizon
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Bulgarian:
затво́р
(zatvór)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Bulgarian:
дранго́лник
(drangólnik)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Bulgarian:
тъмни́ца
(tǎmníca)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Bulgarian:
тюрма́
(tjurmá)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Bulgarian:
занда́н
(zandán)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Burmese:
အကျဉ်းထောင်
(a.kyany:htaung)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Burmese:
ထောင်
(htaung)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Catalan:
presó
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Catalan:
càrcer
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Catalan:
presidi
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Cebuano:
bilanggoan
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Cebuano:
prisohan
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Chechen:
набахти
(nabaxti)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Cherokee:
ᏗᏓᏍᏚᏗ
(didasdudi)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Chinese Cantonese:
監獄 /监狱
(gaam1 juk6)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Chinese Cantonese:
牢獄 /牢狱
(lou4 juk6)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Chinese Cantonese:
監牢 /监牢
(gaam1 lou4)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Chinese:
йүҗян
(yüjian)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Chinese:
банфонзы
(banfonzɨ)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Hakka Chinese:
監獄 /监狱
(kâm-ngiu̍k)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Hakka Chinese:
監牢 /监牢
(kâm-lò)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Hakka Chinese:
囹仔
(lông-é)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Chinese:
監牢 /监牢
(kan-lô)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Chinese:
監獄 /监狱
(zh-min-nan)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Chinese:
櫳仔 /栊仔
(lông-á)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Chinese:
櫳仔內 /栊仔内
(lông-á-lāi)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Chinese Mandarin:
監獄 /监狱
(jiānyù)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Chinese Mandarin:
牢獄 /牢狱
(láoyù)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Chinese Mandarin:
監牢 /监牢
(jiānláo)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Chinese Mandarin:
班房
(bānfáng)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Wu Chinese:
監獄 /监狱
(1ke-gnioq)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Chuvash:
тӗрме
(tĕrme)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Coptic:
ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ
(šteko)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Coptic:
ⲕⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ
(kerousia)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Cornish:
prison
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Corsican:
prigione
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Corsican:
prigiò
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Corsican:
prighjò
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Corsican:
carcere
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Corsican:
carcera
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Czech:
vězení
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Czech:
žalář
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Czech:
věznice
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Danish:
fængsel
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Dutch:
gevangenis
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Dutch:
kerker
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Esperanto:
malliberejo
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Esperanto:
prizono
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Estonian:
vangla
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Farefare:
yʋ'a deem
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Faroese:
fongsul
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Faroese:
fangahús
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Faroese:
gegl
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Finnish:
vankila
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Finnish:
tyrmä
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
French:
prison
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
French:
cabane
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
French:
geôle
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
French:
pénitencier
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Old French:
prison
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
West-Frisian:
finzenis
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Galician:
prisión
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Galician:
cárcere
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Galician:
cadea
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Galician:
trenla
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Georgian:
ციხე
(cixe)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Georgian:
საპატიმრო
(saṗaṭimro)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
German:
Gefängnis
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
German:
Knast
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
German:
Kerker
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
German:
Zuchthaus
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Bavarian German:
Häfn
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Greek:
φυλακή
(fylakí)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Greek:
δεσμωτήριο
(desmotírio)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Ancient Greek:
δεσμωτήριον
(desmōtḗrion)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Ancient Greek:
εἱρκτή
(heirktḗ)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Greenlandic:
parnaarussivik
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Gujarati:
તુરંગ
(turaṅg)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Hawaiian:
hale paʻahao
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Hebrew:
כֶּלֶא
(kéle)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Hebrew:
בֵּית כֶּלֶא
(bet kéle)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Hebrew:
בֵּית סֹהַר
(bet sóhar)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Hebrew:
בֵּית הָאֲסוּרִים
(bet ha'asurím)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Hiligaynon:
bilanggoan
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Hindi:
कारागार
(kārāgār)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Hindi:
बन्दीघर
(bandīghar)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Hindi:
जेल
(jel)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Hindi:
क़ैदख़ाना
(qaidxānā)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Hungarian:
börtön
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Icelandic:
fangelsi
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Ido:
karcero
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Ilocano:
pagbaludan
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Indonesian:
penjara
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Indonesian:
bui
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Ingrian:
tyrmä
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Irish:
príosún
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Irish:
carcair
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Italian:
prigione
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Italian:
carcere
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Italian:
fresco
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Japanese:
監獄
(kangoku)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Japanese:
刑務所
(keimusho)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Japanese:
牢屋
(rōya)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Japanese:
牢
(rō)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Jarai:
sang krư̆
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Jarai:
sang mơnă
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Kannada:
ಜೈಲು
(jailu)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Kazakh:
түрме
(türme)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Kazakh:
абақты
(abaqty)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Khmer:
គុក
(kuk)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Khmer:
ពន្ធនាគារ
(pŏəntɔniəkiə)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Kituba:
boloko
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Kongo:
boloko
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Korean:
교도소
(gyodoso)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Korean:
교화소
(gyohwaso)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Korean:
감옥
(gamok)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Korean:
형무소
(hyeongmuso)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Central Kurdish:
بەندیخانە
(bendîxane)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Central Kurdish:
گرتوخانە
(girtuxane)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Central Kurdish:
زندان
(zindan)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Northern Kurdish:
girtîgeh
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Northern Kurdish:
zindan
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Kyrgyz:
түрмө
(türmö)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Kyrgyz:
абак
(abak)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Lao:
ຄຸກ
(khuk)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Lao:
ເຮືອນຈໍາກາງ
(hư̄an cham kāng)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Lao:
ພັນທະນາຄານ
(phan tha nā khān)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Lao:
ຕະລາງ
(ta lāng)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Lao:
ໂຮງຣາຊທັນ
(hōng rāt than)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Latin:
carcer
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Latvian:
cietums
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Ligurian:
prexon
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Lingala:
boloko
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Lithuanian:
kalėjimas
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Livonian:
vizākuodā
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Lombard:
presón
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Luxembourgish:
Prisong
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Macedonian:
затвор
(zatvor)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Macedonian:
зандана
(zandana)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Malay:
penjara
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Malayalam:
കാരാഗൃഹം
(kārāgr̥haṁ)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Malayalam:
ജയില്
(jayilŭ)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Malayalam:
തുറുങ്ക്
(tuṟuṅkŭ)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Maltese:
ħabs
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Manx:
pryssoon
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Māori:
whare herehere
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Marathi:
तुरुंग
(turuṅga)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Mongolian:
шорон
(šoron)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Mongolian:
гяндан
(gjandan)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Mongolian:
хар гэр
(xar ger)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Moore:
bãens-roogo
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Moore:
bi-bees roogo
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Navajo:
awáalya
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Nepali:
थाना
(thānā)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Norwegian Bokmål:
fengsel
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Norwegian Nynorsk:
fengsel
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Occitan:
preson
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Occitan:
càrcer
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Ojibwe:
gibaakwa'odiiwigamig
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Okinawan:
監獄
(kanguku)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Okinawan:
牢屋
(rūya)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Okinawan:
牢
(rū)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Church Slavic:
тьмьница
(tĭmĭnica)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Church Slavic:
острогъ
(ostrogŭ)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Old East Slavic:
тюрма
(tjurma)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Old East Slavic:
тьмьница
(tĭmĭnica)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Old East Slavic:
острогъ
(ostrogŭ)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Old English:
cweartern
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Old English:
carcern
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Oromo:
mana hidhaa
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Ossetian:
ахӕстон
(axæston)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Pannonian Rusyn:
гарешт
(harešt)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Pannonian Rusyn:
цемнїца
(cemnjica)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Pashto:
زندان
(zendān)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Pashto:
اړتون
(aṛtun)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Pashto:
بنديخانه
(bandixāna)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Pashto:
جېل
(jel)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Pashto:
جېلخانه
(jelxāna)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Pashto:
قيدخانه
(qaydxāna)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Pashto:
محبس
(mahbas)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Dari:
زِنْدَان
(zindān)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Iranian Persian:
زِنْدان
(zendân)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Piedmontese:
përzon
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Plautdietsch:
Kjarkja
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Plautdietsch:
Jefenkjniss
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Polish:
więzienie
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Polish:
pierdel
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Portuguese:
prisão
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Portuguese:
cadeia
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Portuguese:
cárcere
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Portuguese:
xadrez
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Portuguese:
xilindró
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Punjabi:
ਜੇਲ੍ਹ
(jelh)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Punjabi:
ਬੰਦੀਖਾਨਾ
(bandīkhānā)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Punjabi:
ਬੰਦੀਖ਼ਾਨਾ
(bandīxānā)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Punjabi:
ਕੈਦਖਾਨਾ
(kaidkhānā)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Punjabi:
ਕੈਦਖ਼ਾਨਾ
(kaidxānā)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Quechua:
laqha wasi
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Romagnol:
parṣôn
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Romanian:
închisoare
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Romanian:
pușcărie
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Romanian:
temniță
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Romansh:
praschun
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Russian:
тюрьма́
(tjurʹmá)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Russian:
темни́ца
(temníca)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Russian:
остро́г
(ostróg)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Russian:
куту́зка
(kutúzka)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Russian:
катала́жка
(katalážka)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Russian:
тюря́га
(tjurjága)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Russian:
зо́на
(zóna)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Russian:
казема́т
(kazemát)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Northern Sami:
fáŋgal
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Northern Sami:
ladni
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Sanskrit:
कारागृह
(kārāgṛha)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Sanskrit:
कारागार
(kārāgāra)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Scots:
preeson
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Scottish Gaelic:
prìosan
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Serbo-Croatian:
за́твор
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Serbo-Croatian:
та̀мница
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Serbo-Croatian:
zátvor
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Serbo-Croatian:
tàmnica
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Sinhalese:
සිරගෙදර
(siragedara)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Slovak:
väznica
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Slovak:
väzenie
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Slovak:
žalár
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Slovene:
zapor
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Slovene:
ječa
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Lower Sorbian:
popajźeństwo
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Upper Sorbian:
jastwo
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Spanish:
cárcel
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Spanish:
prisión
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Spanish:
penitenciaría
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Spanish:
chirona
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Spanish:
trullo
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Spanish:
talego
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Spanish:
presidio
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Svan:
დჷლიგ
(dəlig)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Swahili:
jela
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Swahili:
gereza
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Swedish:
fängelse
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Tagalog:
bilangguan
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Tagalog:
piitan
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Tajik:
зиндон
(zindon)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Tamil:
சிறை
(ciṟai)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Tamil:
சிறைச்சாலை
(ciṟaiccālai)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Tatar:
төрмә
(törmä)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Telugu:
జైలు
(jailu)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Telugu:
కారాగారం
(kārāgāraṁ)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Thai:
คุก
(kúk)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Thai:
กรงขัง
(grong-kǎng)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Thai:
เรือนจํา
(rʉʉan-jam)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Thai:
พันธนาคาร
(pan-tá-naa-kaan)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Thai:
ทัณฑสถาน
(tan-tá-sà-tǎan)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Tibetan:
བཙོན་ཁང
(btson khang)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Tigrinya:
ቤት ማእሰርቲ
(bet maʾsärti)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Tocharian B:
prautke
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Tok Pisin:
kalabus
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Turkish:
hapis
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Turkish:
hapishane
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Turkish:
cezaevi
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Ottoman Turkish:
حبسخانه
(hapshane, hapishane)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Ottoman Turkish:
زندان
(zındân, zindân)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Ottoman Turkish:
طومروق
(tomruk)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Turkmen:
türme
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Tuvan:
кара-бажың
(kara-bajıñ)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Ukrainian:
в'язни́ця
(vʺjaznýcja)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Ukrainian:
тюрма́
(tjurmá)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Ukrainian:
темни́ця
(temnýcja)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Ukrainian:
остро́г
(ostróh)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Urdu:
زِنْدان
(zindān)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Urdu:
قَید خانَہ
(qaid xāna)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Urdu:
جیل
(jel)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Uyghur:
تۈرمە
(türme)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Uyghur:
قاماقخانا
(qamaqxana)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Uzbek:
turma
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Uzbek:
qamoqxona
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Uzbek:
hibsxona
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Venetan:
presón
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Vietnamese:
tù
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Vietnamese:
nhà tù
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Volapük:
fanäböp
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Walloon:
prijhon
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Welsh:
carchar
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Yiddish:
טורמע
(turme)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Yiddish:
תּפֿיסה
(tfise)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Yonaguni:
牢屋
(duya)
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Zhuang:
banfuengz
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Zhuang:
gam
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Zhuang:
lauz
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Zhuang:
fuengz
— place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes
Bashkir:
төрмә
(törmə)
— confinement in a prison
Czech:
věznění
— confinement in a prison
Czech:
uvěznění
— confinement in a prison
Danish:
fængsling
— confinement in a prison
Danish:
indespærring
— confinement in a prison
Danish:
fængselsstraf
— confinement in a prison
Danish:
frihedsstraf
— confinement in a prison
Danish:
hæfte
— confinement in a prison
Danish:
hæftestraf
— confinement in a prison
Finnish:
vankeus
— confinement in a prison
Finnish:
vankeusrangaistus
— confinement in a prison
French:
prison
— confinement in a prison
German:
Haft
— confinement in a prison
German:
Gefangenschaft
— confinement in a prison
Greek:
φυλάκιση
(fylákisi)
— confinement in a prison
Greek:
κάθειρξη
(kátheirxi)
— confinement in a prison
Ido:
karcero
— confinement in a prison
Italian:
prigione
— confinement in a prison
Italian:
carcere
— confinement in a prison
Norwegian Bokmål:
fengsel
— confinement in a prison
Polish:
więzienie
— confinement in a prison
Portuguese:
cárcere
— confinement in a prison
Russian:
тюре́мное заключе́ние
(tjurémnoje zaključénije)
— confinement in a prison
Russian:
заточе́ние в тюрьму́
(zatočénije v tjurʹmú)
— confinement in a prison
Russian:
тюрьма́
(tjurʹmá)
— confinement in a prison
Russian:
срок
(srok)
— confinement in a prison
Slovak:
uväznenie
— confinement in a prison
Slovak:
väznenie
— confinement in a prison
Lower Sorbian:
popajźeństwo
— confinement in a prison
