Institution and Prison

Institution

Institution noun - A public organization with a particular purpose or function.

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Prison and institution are semantically related. in home topic. In some cases you can use "Prison" instead a noun "Institution".

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

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

Nearby Words: prisoner, prisoned, prisoning

human	human institution	human prison
special	special institution	special prison
actual	actual institution	actual prison
entire	entire institution	entire prison
Other adjectives: real, main, private, new, mental, political, former, military, fictional, titular, different, said, eponymous, largest.

House began two of the last three seasons with Two Part Episodes dedicated to the title character escaping a mental institution and prison, respectively.

Source: Later Installment Weirdness
Later Installment Weirdness: The show began two of the last three seasons with Two Part Episodes dedicated to the title character escaping a mental institution and prison, respectively.

Source: Series / House
He is eventually sent to Ryker's Island, a prison that is eventually used to contain supervillains - though officials from Ravencroft, a similar institution, claim that their prison is better suited for him.

Source: Film / The Amazing Spider-Man Series

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