Asylum and Prison

Asylum

Asylum noun - A place where insane people are cared for.

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Prison and asylum are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prison" instead a noun "Asylum".

Prison noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.

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Asylum and prison are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Asylum" instead a noun "Prison".

Nearby Words: prisoner, prisoned, prisoning

juvenile	juvenile asylum	juvenile prison
full	full asylum	full prison
special	special asylum	special prison
normal	normal asylum	normal prison
Other adjectives: original, brutal, small, actual, entire, real, massive, large, hellish, remote, private, magic, mental, abandoned, political, former, military, haunted, titular, maximum, local, futuristic, virtual, eponymous.

The town's insane asylum/prison in Pathologic carries the darkly humorous name of "The Apiary".

Source: Bedlam House
Batman: Arkham Asylum: The entire game is set in the titular insane asylum/prison.

Source: Prison
He can kill and destroy as many lives as he wants, and all Bats does is punch him a few times and send him back to an easily escapable prison/asylum.

Source: Status Quo Is God

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