English-Swedish translations for prison

• fängelse ett
  Fängelset i Jeriko var inte längre något fängelse.The prison in Jericho was no longer a prison.
  Gaza är ett fängelse utan hopp.Gaza is a prison without hope.
  En del av dem sitter fortfarande i fängelse i dag.Some of them remain in prison to this day.
• fängelsedirektör
  Kosovos befolkning minns serberna framför allt som soldater, poliser, uppbördsmän, fängelsedirektörer, ovänliga tjänstemän och oönskade härskare.The predominant memory that the people of Kosovo have of the Serbs is that of soldiers, police, tax collectors, prison wardens, unfriendly officials and unwanted rulers.

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