cellule

→ Persian: سلول (sellul)


confinement

être en confinement


écrou

Inherited from Middle French escrou (“scrap, strip of parchment, scroll”), from Old French escroe, from Old Dutch *skrōda (“end, flap”) (compare Middle Dutch scrōde), from Proto-Germanic *skrudaz, derivative of Proto-Germanic *skrudaną (compare Dutch schrooien (“to shred”)). Cognate with English escrow, scroll.

inh+

a prison register, prison admission form


prisonnier

fr-noun

prisonnier m (plural prisonniers, feminine prisonnière)

prisonniers (plural)
prisonnière (feminine)


incarcérer

incarcérer (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
incarcérant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
incarcéré (participle past)
incarcère (first-person indicative present singular)
incarcères (indicative present second-person singular)
incarcère (indicative present singular third-person)
incarcérons (first-person indicative plural present)
incarcérez (indicative plural present second-person)
incarcèrent (indicative plural present third-person)
incarcérais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
incarcérais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
incarcérait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
incarcérions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
incarcériez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
incarcéraient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
incarcérai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
incarcéras (historic indicative past second-person singular)
incarcéra (historic indicative past singular third-person)
incarcérâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
incarcérâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
incarcérèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
incarcèrerai (first-person future indicative singular)
incarcérerai (first-person future indicative singular)
incarcèreras (future indicative second-person singular)
incarcéreras (future indicative second-person singular)
incarcèrera (future indicative singular third-person)
incarcérera (future indicative singular third-person)
incarcèrerons (first-person future indicative plural)
incarcérerons (first-person future indicative plural)
incarcèrerez (future indicative plural second-person)
incarcérerez (future indicative plural second-person)
incarcèreront (future indicative plural third-person)
incarcéreront (future indicative plural third-person)
incarcèrerais (conditional first-person singular)
incarcérerais (conditional first-person singular)
incarcèrerais (conditional second-person singular)
incarcérerais (conditional second-person singular)
incarcèrerait (conditional singular third-person)
incarcérerait (conditional singular third-person)
incarcèrerions (conditional first-person plural)
incarcérerions (conditional first-person plural)
incarcèreriez (conditional plural second-person)
incarcéreriez (conditional plural second-person)
incarcèreraient (conditional plural third-person)
incarcéreraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
incarcère (first-person present singular subjunctive)
incarcères (present second-person singular subjunctive)
incarcère (present singular subjunctive third-person)
incarcérions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
incarcériez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
incarcèrent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
incarcérasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
incarcérasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
incarcérât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
incarcérassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
incarcérassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
incarcérassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
incarcère (imperative second-person singular)
incarcérons (first-person imperative plural)
incarcérez (imperative plural second-person)

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin incarcerāre, incarcerō.


taule

Alternative form of tôle (a dialectal form of table), which acquired a special meaning. Doublet of tôle and table.


levée d'écrou

levée d’ écrou (canonical feminine)
levées d’écrou (plural)


bagne

Borrowed from Italian bagno. Doublet of bain.

penal colony; prison where prisoners are forced to labour


prisonnier de guerre

fr-noun

prisonnier de guerre m (plural prisonniers de guerre, feminine prisonnière de guerre)

prisonniers de guerre (plural)
prisonnière de guerre (feminine)

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mitard

solitary confinement
solitary confinement

hole (place where a prisoner is kept in solitary confinement)


gibier de potence

gibier de potence m (plural gibiers de potence)

Literally, “gallows game”, similar construction to English gallows bird and German Galgenvogel.

Pourrais-je aimer un lâche, un homme sans foi, sans honneur, un gibier de potence ?

Could I love a coward, a man without faith, without honor, a gallows bird?

gallows bird (someone destined for or deserving punishment by hanging)


geôle

Inherited from Middle French geole, from Old French jaiole, from Late Latin caveola (later attested in Medieval Latin as gabiola), a diminutive of Latin cavea. The long vowel (indicated by the circumflex) is due to the elision of the first syllable.


emprisonnement

emprisonnement m (plural emprisonnements)

From emprisonner (“to imprison”) + -ment.


embastiller

embastiller (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
embastillant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
embastillé (participle past)
embastille (first-person indicative present singular)
embastilles (indicative present second-person singular)
embastille (indicative present singular third-person)
embastillons (first-person indicative plural present)
embastillez (indicative plural present second-person)
embastillent (indicative plural present third-person)
embastillais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
embastillais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
embastillait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
embastillions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
embastilliez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
embastillaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
embastillai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
embastillas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
embastilla (historic indicative past singular third-person)
embastillâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
embastillâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
embastillèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
embastillerai (first-person future indicative singular)
embastilleras (future indicative second-person singular)
embastillera (future indicative singular third-person)
embastillerons (first-person future indicative plural)
embastillerez (future indicative plural second-person)
embastilleront (future indicative plural third-person)
embastillerais (conditional first-person singular)
embastillerais (conditional second-person singular)
embastillerait (conditional singular third-person)
embastillerions (conditional first-person plural)
embastilleriez (conditional plural second-person)
embastilleraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
embastille (first-person present singular subjunctive)
embastilles (present second-person singular subjunctive)
embastille (present singular subjunctive third-person)
embastillions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
embastilliez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
embastillent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
embastillasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
embastillasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
embastillât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
embastillassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
embastillassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
embastillassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
embastille (imperative second-person singular)
embastillons (first-person imperative plural)
embastillez (imperative plural second-person)


carcéral

fr-adj

carcéral (feminine carcérale, masculine plural carcéraux, feminine plural carcérales)

carcérale (feminine)
carcéraux (masculine plural)
carcérales (feminine plural)


embastillement

fr-noun

embastillement m (plural embastillements)

From embastiller (“to imprison”) + -ment.


pendard

pendard m (plural pendards, feminine pendarde)

gallows bird, rascal, one who deserves to hang


désemprisonner

désemprisonner (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
désemprisonnant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
désemprisonné (participle past)
désemprisonne (first-person indicative present singular)
désemprisonnes (indicative present second-person singular)
désemprisonne (indicative present singular third-person)
désemprisonnons (first-person indicative plural present)
désemprisonnez (indicative plural present second-person)
désemprisonnent (indicative plural present third-person)
désemprisonnais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
désemprisonnais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
désemprisonnait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
désemprisonnions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
désemprisonniez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
désemprisonnaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
désemprisonnai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
désemprisonnas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
désemprisonna (historic indicative past singular third-person)
désemprisonnâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
désemprisonnâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
désemprisonnèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
désemprisonnerai (first-person future indicative singular)
désemprisonneras (future indicative second-person singular)
désemprisonnera (future indicative singular third-person)
désemprisonnerons (first-person future indicative plural)
désemprisonnerez (future indicative plural second-person)
désemprisonneront (future indicative plural third-person)
désemprisonnerais (conditional first-person singular)
désemprisonnerais (conditional second-person singular)
désemprisonnerait (conditional singular third-person)
désemprisonnerions (conditional first-person plural)
désemprisonneriez (conditional plural second-person)
désemprisonneraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
désemprisonne (first-person present singular subjunctive)
désemprisonnes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
désemprisonne (present singular subjunctive third-person)
désemprisonnions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
désemprisonniez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
désemprisonnent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
désemprisonnasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
désemprisonnasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
désemprisonnât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
désemprisonnassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
désemprisonnassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
désemprisonnassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
désemprisonne (imperative second-person singular)
désemprisonnons (first-person imperative plural)
désemprisonnez (imperative plural second-person)

desc

→ Greek: αποφυλακίζω (apofylakízo) (calque)


hebs

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic حبس (ḥabs), from Arabic حَبْس (ḥabs).


maison de correction

fr-noun

maison de correction f (plural maisons de correction)

reform school, reformatory, borstal; house of correction


résidence surveillée

être en résidence surveillée


maison de redressement

maison de redressement f (plural maisons de redressement)