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prison Meaning in Korean (prison 영어 뜻)

감옥
감옥 in English:prison
IPA:kamɔk
Plural: prisons
Quick Answer • 요약

prison의 한국어 뜻은 감옥입니다. (범죄를 저질러 법에 따라 처벌받거나 재판을 기다리는 동안 법적으로 구금되는 건물.)

Definitions of Prison

  1. 1
    noun
    감옥

    A building in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed or while awaiting trial.

    범죄를 저질러 법에 따라 처벌받거나 재판을 기다리는 동안 법적으로 구금되는 건물.

Example Sentences

formal

“He spent ten years in prison for his crimes.”

그는 범죄로 10년 동안 감옥에 있었다.

general

“The new prison was built to alleviate overcrowding.”

새로운 감옥은 과밀 문제를 완화하기 위해 지어졌다.

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Synonyms (유의어)

In English:

jailpenitentiarycorrectional facility

Antonyms (반의어)

In English:

freedomliberty

Inflected Word Forms

nounimprisonment
agent nounprisoner

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

send to prisoncollocation

To sentence someone to be confined in a prison.

escape from prisoncollocation

To break out of a prison.