English-Spanish translations for prison

• cárcel
  La cárcel de Jericó ya no era una cárcel. The prison in Jericho was no longer a prison.
  Gaza es una cárcel sin esperanza. Gaza is a prison without hope.
  ¿Cuándo se decidirá a visitar usted una cárcel? When will you finally visit a prison?
• prisión
  Acojo con satisfacción la visita a la prisión de Holloway propuesta por la Sra. d'Ancona. I welcome Mrs d'Ancona's proposed visit to Holloway Prison.
  Nada puede justificar el ataque a la prisión. Nothing can justify the attack on the prison.
  Deplora la muerte en prisión del Sr. Nichols. It deplores the death of Mr Nichols in prison.
• penitenciaría
  (Exclamación desde el hemiciclo: "¡Desde la penitenciaría de Su Majestad!" (Interjection from the floor: 'From Her Majesty's prison!')
• chirona
• talego
• trullo

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