Like Prisons Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	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
	36%	8		Fortress-like prisons
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	25%	5		English prisons
	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

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New York Times03 Oct 2002	Down 49
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