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How to pronounce “prison”
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Pronunciation guide for prison
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of prison with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Why Do We Punish People? And Does it Help?
we used to think about punishments and about prisons,
- Definition summary
- A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
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How to pronounce prison
Why Do We Punish People? And Does it Help?
we used to think about punishments and about prisons,
Example Sentences
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Meaning
- [Noun]
- A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
- (uncountable) Confinement in prison.
- (colloquial, figurative) Any restrictive environment, such as a harsh academy or home.
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To imprison.
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