English-Danish translations for prison

• fængsel
  Fængslet i Jeriko var ikke længere noget fængsel. The prison in Jericho was no longer a prison.
  For det tredje er et fængsel ikke et hotel. Thirdly, prisons are not hotels.
  Hvornår besøger De omsider et fængsel? When will you finally visit a prison?
• fængslet
  Fængslet i Jeriko var ikke længere noget fængsel. The prison in Jericho was no longer a prison.
  Faktisk er der flygtninge, som har født, mens de har siddet varetægtsfængslet eller i fængslet. In fact, some refugees gave birth while in custody or in prison.
  Jeg glæder mig over, at fru d'Ancona påtænker at besøge fængslet i Holloway. I welcome Mrs d'Ancona's proposed visit to Holloway Prison.

Definition of prison

• A place or institution of confinement, especially of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government
• Confinement in prison
• Any restrictive environment, such as a harsh academy or home
• To imprison

Examples

• The cold stone walls of the prison had stood for over a century.
• Prison was a harrowing experience for him.
• The academy was a prison for many of its students because of its strict teachers.

Related words

• prisoner
• imprison
• imprisonment
• imprisoned
• prisonguard
• unimprisoned
• imprisoner
• antiprison
• prisonball