prisonhouse
Place of confinement
A prisonhouse is a prison or jail—a building where people are confined.
The word is literary and old-fashioned, appearing more often in metaphorical contexts than literal ones: the prisonhouse of the body, escape the prisonhouse of convention.
Sometimes written as two words: prison house.
Prison housing unit
- dungeonSubterranean prison chamber
- penitentiaryFacility for convicted criminals
- gaolPlace of incarceration
- lockupTemporary detention facility
detention · captivity · correctional · guardhouse · bars · solitary · cage · cell
Complete thought, grammatically
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- justiceFair treatment under law
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
conviction · verdict · felony · sanction · discipline · probation · parole · hard labor
Unjust exercise of power
- confinementState of being restricted
- entrapmentDefense against induced criminality
- bondageInvoluntary subjugation to another
- enslavementForced human ownership
subjugation · tyranny · constraint · suffocation · cage · trapped · shackled · fettered
Systematic observation of subjects
- guardsProtectors or watchmen
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
- watchtowerElevated structure for surveillance
perimeter · checkpoint · patrol · sentry · gatehouse · searchlight · monitoring · alarms
Jailed offender after trial
- detaineePerson held in custody
- inmateConfined facility resident
- felonSerious crime perpetrator
- cellmateFellow prisoner, same room
lifer · captive · jailbird · offender · condemned · chain gang · trusty
Recovery from injury/addiction
- recidivismHabitual return to crime
- reentryComing back in
- paroleConditional early release
- probationSupervised trial period
restorative justice · vocational training · therapy · counseling · education · transformation · empowerment · reintegration
cellblock
Prison housing unit
- dungeonSubterranean prison chamber
- penitentiaryFacility for convicted criminals
- gaolPlace of incarceration
lockup · detention · captivity · correctional · guardhouse · bars · solitary · cage · cell · stockade
sentence
Complete thought, grammatically
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- justiceFair treatment under law
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
penalty · conviction · verdict · felony · sanction · discipline · probation · parole · hard labor · penal servitude
oppression
Unjust exercise of power
- confinementState of being restricted
- entrapmentDefense against induced criminality
- bondageInvoluntary subjugation to another
enslavement · subjugation · tyranny · constraint · suffocation · cage · trapped · shackled · fettered · chains
surveillance
Systematic observation of subjects
- guardsProtectors or watchmen
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
watchtower · perimeter · checkpoint · patrol · sentry · gatehouse · searchlight · monitoring · alarms · fence
convict
Jailed offender after trial
cellmate · lifer · captive · jailbird · offender · condemned · chain gang · trusty
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- recidivismHabitual return to crime
- reentryComing back in
- paroleConditional early release
probation · restorative justice · vocational training · therapy · counseling · education · transformation · empowerment · reintegration · second chance
prisonhousefreedom
Absence of constraint
liberty · free world · emancipation · liberation · release
prisonhouseopen field
Unenclosed outdoor space
wilderness · outdoors · open country · prairie · open sea
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