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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 | ||||||||
| 25% | 9 | Prisons of a sort | ||||||
noun • fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense • a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions) verb • surround with a stockade in order to fortify | ||||||||
| 25% | 5 | Of prisons | ||||||
adjective • of or relating to punishment adjective satellite • serving as or designed to impose punishment • (of an act or offense) subject to punishment by law | ||||||||
English Prisons Crossword Clue
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