STATE PRISON Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase state prison. (close relations)
Definition of STATE PRISON
Best Alternative Words for STATE PRISON
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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) |