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nouna prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement
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nouna correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
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prison house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prison%20house
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“prison house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prison%20house. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prison house,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prison%20house.
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