STATE PRISON Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase state prison. (close relations)
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| clink | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a short light metallic sound • a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) verb • make a high sound typical of glass • make or emit a high sound | ||||||
| gaol | nounn | |||||
noun • a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) verb • lock up or confine, in or as in a jail | ||||||
| hoosegow | nounn | |||||
noun • slang for a jail | ||||||
| jail | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) verb • lock up or confine, in or as in a jail | ||||||
| lockup | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • jail in a local police station • the act of locking something up to protect it | ||||||
| penitentiary | nounn | |||||
noun • a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes adjective satellite • used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers • showing or constituting penance | ||||||
| prison | nounn | |||||
noun • a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment • a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement | ||||||
| reformatory | nounn | |||||
noun • correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders adjective satellite • tending to reform | ||||||
| slammer | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who closes things violently • a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) | ||||||
