maximum security

noun

a prison with more restrictions designed to hold the most dangerous criminals of society; supermax.

Opposite
minimum security
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Meanings

nounmaximum security (uncountable)
  1. uncountablea prison with more restrictions designed to hold the most dangerous criminals of society; supermax.

    ...and this is the maximum security level.

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    Younis is now serving 30 years in maximum security.

    1990 June, J. Bennett, “Mission improbable”, in Washington Monthly, volume 22, number 5, page 22

    Mike Wallace: (Voiceover) […] They were released straight out of maximum security, solitary confinement, and then dropped off at this small-town bus stop nearby.

    1993 December 26, “Crime and Punishment; Building More Prisons and Jails Does Not Seem to Be the Answer to High Rate of Crime in US”, in CBS_Sixty Minutes

    While in maximum security, Glennie has been assaulted four times.

    2002 August 26, Kirk Mitchell, “Stuck Inside: Fakers deemed sane are often confined by the state indefinitely”, in Denver Post, page A-01

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
minimum security
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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