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dispersal prison

dispersal prison noun: a secure prison for dangerous criminals.

Noun

dispersal prison (plural dispersal prisons)

  1. (UK) A secure prison for dangerous criminals.
    Synonyms:
    dispersal

Synonyms of dispersal prison

Forms of dispersal prison

pluraldispersal prisons

Origin of dispersal prison

So called because criminals can be "dispersed" or moved between such prisons as required.

Questions about dispersal prison

What does dispersal prison mean?
Dispersal prison means a secure prison for dangerous criminals.
What part of speech is dispersal prison?
Dispersal prison is a noun.
What is the plural of dispersal prison?
The plural of dispersal prison is dispersal prisons.

Words near dispersal prison in the dictionary

  1. disperpling
  2. dispersability
  3. dispersable
  4. dispersal
  5. dispersal accommodation
  6. dispersal prison
  7. dispersal prisons
  8. dispersalism
  9. dispersalist
  10. dispersalistic
  11. dispersalists

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