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prison [ˈprızən] N

1. prison:

prison

监狱 jiānyù

prison

看守所 kānshǒusuǒ

2. prison:

prison

监禁 jiānjìn

Usage examples with prison

commit sb to prison

把某人送进监狱

release a prisoner from prison

释放犯人出狱

The thieves are safe in prison.

小偷们呆在监狱里就不能为害了。

He was sentenced to five years in prison [or to five years' imprisonment] .

他被判处五年徒刑。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Some of his books were written in prison. en.wikipedia.org

The country was in strife with all national leaders in prison. en.wikipedia.org

The prison may remain open to the public for tours. en.wikipedia.org

He was later sentenced to 20 years in prison. en.wikipedia.org

We will build however many prisons we need. en.wikipedia.org

He was sentenced to four years in prison. en.wikipedia.org

He was sentenced to seven years in prison. en.wikipedia.org

He took credit for getting the last remaining incarcerated man released from prison. en.wikipedia.org

This was repealed to a life prison sentence. en.wikipedia.org

He served one year in prison in 1977. en.wikipedia.org

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