English-Thai Dictionary

prison

N การ ติดคุก  การ คุมตัว  การ กักขัง  การ กักกัน  kan-tid-kuk

 

prison

N คุก  ที่คุมขัง  ตาราง  เรือนจำ  panopticon stockade jail kuk

 

prison cell

N ห้องขัง  hong-kang

 

prisoner

N นักโทษ  ผู้ต้องหา  ผู้ ต้อง ขัง  captive convict nak-tod

 

prisoner of war

N เชลยศึก  captive POW chs-loi-suek

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRISON

n.priz'n. [L. prendo.] 1. In a general sense, any place of confinement or involuntary restraint; but appropriately, a public building for the confinement or safe custody of debtors and criminals committed by process of law; a jail. Originally, a prison, as Lord Coke observes, was only a place of safe custody; but it is now employed as a place of punishment. We have state-prisons, for the confinement of criminals by way of punishment.
2. Any place of confinement or restraint.
The tyrant Aeolus,
With power imperial curbs the struggling winds,
And sounding tempests in dark prisons binds.
3. In Scripture, a low, obscure, afflicted condition. Ecclesiastes 4:14.
4. The cave where David was confined. Psalm 142:7.
5. A state of spiritual bondage. Isaiah 42:7.

 

PRISON

v.t.To shut up in a prison; to confine; to restrain from liberty. 1. To confine in any manner.
2. To captivate; to enchain.
[This word is proper, but imprison is more commonly used. ]

 

PRISON-BASE

n.A kind of rural sports; commonly called prison-bars.

 

PRISONED

pp. Imprisoned; confined; restrained.

 

PRISONER

n.One who is confined in a prison by legal arrest or warrant. 1. A person under arrest or in custody of the sheriff, whether in prison or not; as a prisoner at the bar of a court.
2. A captive; one taken by an enemy in war.
3. One whose liberty is restrained, as a bird in a cage.

 

PRISON-HOUSE

n.A house in which prisoners are confined; a jail. Judges 16:21.

 

PRISONING

ppr. Confining; imprisoning.

 

PRISONMENT

n.Confinement in a prison; imprisonment. [The latter is commonly used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PRISON

Pris "on, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. prehensio, prensio, a seizing, arresting, fr. prehendre, prendere, to lay hold of, to seize. See Prehensile, and cf. Prize, n., Misprision. ]

 

1. A place where persons are confined, or restrained of personal liberty; hence, a place or state o Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name. Ps. cxlii. 7.The tyrant Æolus,... With power imperial, curbs the struggling winds, And sounding tempests in dark prisons binds. Dryden.

 

2. Specifically, a building for the safe custody or confinement of criminals and others committed by lawful authority. Prison bars, or Prison base. See Base, n., 24. -- Prison breach. (Law ) See Note under 3d Escape, n., 4. -- Prison house, a prison. Shak. -- Prison ship (Naut. ), a ship fitted up for the confinement of prisoners. -- Prison van, a carriage in which prisoners are conveyed to and from prison.

 

PRISON

Pris "on, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prisoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Prisoning. ]

 

1. To imprison; to shut up in, or as in, a prison; to confine; to restrain from liberty. The prisoned eagle dies for rage. Sir W. Scott. His true respect will prison false desire. Shak.

 

2. To bind (together ); to enchain. [Obs. ] Sir William Crispyn with the duke was led Together prisoned. Robert of Brunne.

 

PRISONER

Pris "on *er, n. Etym: [F. prisonnier. ]

 

1. One who is confined in a prison. Piers Plowman.

 

2. A person under arrest, or in custody, whether in prison or not; a person held in involuntary restraint; a captive; as, a prisoner at the bar of a court. Bouvier. Prisoner of Hope thou art, -- look up and sing. Keble.Prisoner's base. See Base, n., 24.

 

PRISONMENT

PRISONMENT Pris "on *ment, n.

 

Defn: Imprisonment. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

prison

pris on |ˈprizən ˈprɪzən | ▶noun a building (or vessel ) in which people are legally held as a punishment for crimes they have committed or while awaiting trial: he died in prison | both men were sent to prison . ▶verb ( prisons, prisoning, prisoned ) [ with obj. ] literary imprison: the young man prisoned behind the doors. ORIGIN late Old English, from Old French prisun, from Latin prensio (n- ), variant of prehensio (n- ) ‘laying hold of, ’ from the verb prehendere.

 

prison camp

pris on camp |ˈprɪzn ˌkæmp | ▶noun a camp where prisoners of war or political prisoners are kept under guard.

 

prison cell

pris on cell ▶noun a cell in a prison, in which a prisoner is locked: he is now languishing in a prison cell.

 

prisoner

pris on er |ˈpriz (ə )nər ˈprɪznər | ▶noun a person legally held in prison as a punishment for crimes they have committed or while awaiting trial. • a person captured and kept confined by an enemy, opponent, or criminal: the heroine was being held prisoner in a cave | 200 rebels were taken prisoner . • a person who is or feels confined or trapped by a situation or set of circumstances: he's become a prisoner of the publicity he's generated. PHRASES take no prisoners be ruthlessly aggressive or uncompromising in the pursuit of one's objectives. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French prisonier, from prison (see prison ).

 

prisoner of conscience

pris on er of con science |ˈprɪznər | ▶noun a person who has been imprisoned for holding political or religious views that are not tolerated by their own government.

 

prisoner of state

prisoner of state (also state prisoner ) ▶noun a person confined on the authority of the state for political reasons.

 

prisoner of war

pris on er of war |ˈprɪznər əv ˈwɔ (ə )r |(abbr.: POW ) ▶noun a person who has been captured and imprisoned by the enemy in war.

 

prisoner's base

pris on er's base ▶noun a chasing game played by two groups of children each occupying a distinct base or home.

 

prisoner's dilemma

pris on er's di lem ma ▶noun (in game theory ) a situation in which two players each have two options whose outcome depends crucially on the simultaneous choice made by the other, often formulated in terms of two prisoners separately deciding whether to confess to a crime.

 

prison officer

prison of ¦fi |cer ▶noun Brit. a guard in a prison.

 

Oxford Dictionary

prison

prison |ˈprɪz (ə )n | ▶noun a building to which people are legally committed as a punishment for a crime or while awaiting trial: he died in prison | both men were sent to prison . ▶verb ( prisons, prisoning, prisoned ) [ with obj. ] literary imprison: the young man was prisoned behind the doors. ORIGIN late Old English, from Old French prisun, from Latin prensio (n- ), variant of prehensio (n- )‘laying hold of ’, from the verb prehendere.

 

prison camp

prison camp ▶noun a camp where prisoners of war or political prisoners are kept under guard.

 

prison cell

prison cell ▶noun a cell in a prison, in which a prisoner is locked: he is now languishing in a prison cell.

 

prisoner

pris |on ¦er |ˈprɪz (ə )nə | ▶noun a person legally committed to prison as a punishment for a crime or while awaiting trial. • a person captured and kept confined by an enemy or criminal: she may have been held prisoner before being killed | 200 rebels were taken prisoner . • a person who is or feels confined or trapped by a situation: he's become a prisoner of the publicity he's generated. PHRASES take no prisoners be ruthlessly aggressive or uncompromising in the pursuit of one's objectives. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French prisonier, from prison (see prison ).

 

prisoner of conscience

pris |on ¦er of con |science ▶noun a person who has been put in prison for holding political or religious views that are not tolerated in the state in which they live.

 

prisoner of state

prisoner of state (also state prisoner ) ▶noun a person confined on the authority of the state for political reasons.

 

prisoner of war

prisoner of war (abbrev.: POW ) ▶noun a person who has been captured and imprisoned by the enemy in war.

 

prisoner's base

pris ¦on |er's base ▶noun [ mass noun ] a chasing game played by two groups of children each occupying a distinct base or home.

 

prisoner's dilemma

prisoner's dilemma ▶noun (in game theory ) a situation in which two players each have two options whose outcome depends crucially on the simultaneous choice made by the other, often formulated in terms of two prisoners separately deciding whether to confess to a crime.

 

prison officer

prison of ¦fi |cer ▶noun Brit. a guard in a prison.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

prison

prison noun the prisons upstate are just as crowded: jail, lockup, penal institution, detention center, jailhouse, penitentiary, correctional facility; informal clink, slammer, hoosegow, the big house, stir, jug, brig, can, pen, cooler, pokey, slam; (be in prison ) informal be inside, be behind bars, do time.

 

prisoner

prisoner noun 1 a prisoner serving a life sentence: convict, detainee, inmate; informal jailbird, con, lifer, yardbird. 2 the army took many prisoners: captive, internee, prisoner of war, POW.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

prison

prison noun jail, penal institution, place of detention, lock-up, place of confinement, guardhouse, detention centre; Brit. young offender institution; N. Amer. penitentiary, correctional facility, jailhouse, boot camp, stockade, house of correction; informal the clink, the slammer, inside, stir, the jug, the big house, the brig, the glasshouse; Brit. informal the nick; N. Amer. informal the can, the pen, the cooler, the joint, the pokey, the slam, the skookum house, the calaboose, the hoosegow; Brit. informal, dated the chokey, bird, quod; historical pound, roundhouse; Brit. historical youth custody centre, approved school, borstal, bridewell; Scottish historical tollbooth; French, historical bastille; N. Amer. historical reformatory. WORD LINKS prison carceral, custodial relating to prison Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

prisoner

prisoner noun 1 a prisoner serving a life sentence: convict, inmate; trusty; informal jailbird, con, lifer; Brit. informal (old ) lag; N. Amer. informal yardbird; archaic transport. 2 the army took several hundred prisoners: prisoner of war, POW; hostage, captive, detainee, internee.

 

Duden Dictionary

Prisoner of War

Pri so ner of War Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈprɪz (ə )nə (r ) əf ˈwɔː |der Prisoner of War; Prisoner of War, Prisoners of War englisch prisoner of war, zu: prisoner = Gefangener und war = Krieg englische Bezeichnung für: Kriegsgefangener Abkürzung: POW

 

Prisonnier de Guerre

Pri son ni er de Guerre , Pri son nier de Guerre Substantiv, maskulin , der |prizɔnjedˈgɛːr |der Prisonnier de Guerre; Prisonnier de Guerre, Prisonniers de Guerre |[prizɔnjedˈ …]|französisch prisonnier de guerre, zu: prisonnier = Gefangener und guerre = Krieg französische Bezeichnung für: Kriegsgefangener Abkürzung: PG

 

French Dictionary

prison

prison n. f. nom féminin 1 Tout lieu où l ’on retient quelqu ’un prisonnier. : Il est en prison pour 15 ans. Note Technique Le nom pénitencier désigne une prison où l ’on offre aux détenus la possibilité de s ’instruire et de travailler. Le bagne est la prison où l ’on enferme les condamnés aux travaux forcés. 2 Peine d ’emprisonnement.

 

prisonnier

prisonnier , ière adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin 1 Qui est détenu dans une prison. : Cet homme est un ancien prisonnier. 2 Qui est privé de sa liberté. : Ces vedettes sont prisonnières de leurs succès: elles ne peuvent se promener sans être accompagnées de gardes du corps. Note Orthographique priso nn ier.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

prison

pris on /prɪ́z (ə )n /〖語源は 「捕えること 」〗(名 )prisoner 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C 刑務所 , 監獄 , 牢屋 （ろうや ）; 拘置 [留置 ]所 .2 U 投獄 , 監禁 ; 拘置 ▸ break prison 脱獄する ▸ be in prison 服役している ▸ serve a 14 -year prison sentence 14年の禁固刑に服する ▸ be sent to [put in ] prison 刑務所に入れられる 3 C 逃げることのできない場所 [状況 ].pr ì son without b á rs 格子のない牢獄 （ろうごく ） 〘拘禁などの身体的拘束はないが行動範囲に制約のある状況 〙.～́ b ì rd 囚人 .～́ br è aker 脱獄囚 .～́ c à mp 捕虜 [政治犯 ]収容所 .～́ c è ll 独房, 収監房 .～̀ v í sitor ｟英 ｠刑務所面会人 .

 

prisoner

pris on er /prɪ́z (ə )nə r /→prison 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C 囚人 , 受刑者 ; 抑留 [拘禁 ]中の容疑者 , 被告 ▸ a prisoner in jail 収監された受刑者 ▸ release innocent prisoners 無罪の囚人を釈放する ▸ a political prisoner ≒a prisoner of conscience 政治犯 ▸ a prisoner at the bar 公判中の被告人 2 C U 捕虜 ▸ a prisoner of war 捕虜 (｟略 ｠POW )▸ be taken [kept, held ] prisoner 捕虜になる 3 C とりこ , とらわれの身 ▸ They are prisoners of their own past .彼らは自らの過去にとらわれている t à ke n ó pr í soners 捕虜にせず皆殺しにする ; 容赦しない .～̀ 's b á se (子供の )陣取り遊び .～̀ 's dil é mma 〘心 〙囚人のジレンマ 〘相手の選択肢によって自分の利益が変わるのでお互いどうしてよいかわからない状況 〙.