prison
A building where people stay as punishment after breaking the law.
A secure facility where people are kept as punishment after being convicted of crimes.
A situation where someone cannot leave or do what they want.
A condition in which someone is restricted or trapped and cannot move or act freely, often used metaphorically.
- Base: prison
- Plural: prison, prisons
break out of prison
1forcefully escape from prison
To get out of prison by force or secretly without permission.
- They broke out of prison through a tunnel.
- Several prisoners broke out of prison during the riot.
escape from prison
1get out of prison illegally
To leave prison without permission, usually secretly or by force.
- Two inmates escaped from prison last night.
- He planned to escape from prison but was caught.
go to prison
1be sent to prison
To be taken by law to live in a prison as punishment.
- He went to prison for robbery.
- If you commit that crime, you could go to prison.
prison sentence
1time ordered in prison
The length of time that someone must stay in prison, decided by a judge.
- He received a ten-year prison sentence.
- The judge handed down a long prison sentence.
serve time in prison
1spend time in prison
To stay in prison for a set amount of time as punishment.
- He served five years in prison before being released.
- She is currently serving time in prison for fraud.