- (n.) A place where persons are confined or restrained of personal liberty; hence, a place or state o/ confinement, restraint or safe custody.
- (v.t.) To bind (together); to enchain.
- (n.) Specifically, a building for the safe custody or confinement of criminals and others committed by lawful authority.
- (v.t.) To imprison; to shut up in or as in, a prison; to confine; to restrain from liberty.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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