prisonnounfeminine/pɾiˈzɐ̃w/mediumpri·sãoPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionState of being confined or detained.He was sentenced to prison.Prison is a place of rehabilitation.syndetentionjailantfreedomCommon collocationspreventive prisonhouse arrestEtymologyDo latim 'prensio'Related wordsprisioneiroprisioneiraprisional