prison camp

noun

1
: a camp for the confinement of reasonably trustworthy prisoners usually employed on government projects
2
: a camp for prisoners of war or political prisoners

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Scarborough died July 28, 1942, and was buried along with other deceased prisoners in the local Cabanatuan Camp Cemetery in Common Grave 215, according to prison camp and other historical records. Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2024 In Montgomery Alabama, a stand alone prison camp that is usually pretty laid back, prisoners decided on a bit of civil disobedience and opted to skip eating in the dining hall. Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 Navalny died suddenly in a prison camp in the Russian Arctic in February. Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024 The Russian dissident died under mysterious circumstances in a prison camp above the Arctic Circle last February, alone, still fighting. Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for prison camp 

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of prison camp was in 1864

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“Prison camp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prison%20camp. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

prison camp

noun
: a camp where prisoners are held

Legal Definition

prison camp

noun
: a camp for the confinement of reasonably trustworthy prisoners usually employed on government projects

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