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   pris·on

   /ˈprizn/

   noun

   • 1. a building in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed or while awaiting trial: "he died in prison"

   verb

   • 1. imprison: literary "the young man prisoned behind the doors"

   Word Origin late Old English, from Old French prisun, from Latin prensio(n-), variant of prehensio(n-) ‘laying hold of’, from the verb prehendere.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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