Meanings
nounprisonization (usually uncountable, plural prisonizations)
plural prisonizations · alternative prisonisation
- uncountableusuallyThe process of assimilation to the customs, social norms, etc. of a prison.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 監獄化 /监狱化
- 監獄化 /监狱化assimilation to the customs of a prison
Finnish vankilaan sopeutuminen
- vankilaan sopeutuminenassimilation to the customs of a prison
French prisonisation
- prisonisationassimilation to the customs of a prison
Spanish prisionización
- prisionizaciónassimilation to the customs of a prison
Cite this entry
APA
prisonization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prisonization
MLA
“prisonization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prisonization. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prisonization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prisonization.
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