# prison, prisoner

## Definition

The term "prison" refers to a place where criminals are kept as a punishment for their crimes. A prisoner is someone who has been put in the prison.

* A person may be kept in a prison while waiting to be judged in a trial.
* Many prophets and other servants of God were put in prison even though they had not done anything wrong.


## Translation Suggestions



* Another word for "prison" is "jail."
* It could also be translated as "dungeon" in contexts where the prison is probably underground or beneath the main part of a palace or other building.
* The term "prisoners" can also refer in general to people who have been captured by an enemy and kept somewhere against their will. Another way to translate this meaning would be "captives."