prisión
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1
(=cárcel) prison
prisión de alta o máxima seguridad top-security prison
2
(=encarcelamiento) imprisonment
cinco años de prisión five years' imprisonment, prison sentence of five years
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prisión domiciliaria house-arrest
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prisión mayor sentence of more than six years and a day sentence of more than six years and a day
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prisión menor sentence of less than six years and a day sentence of less than six years and a day
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prisión perpetua life imprisonment
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prisión preventiva preventive detention
el juez ha decretado la prisión preventiva the judge remanded him in custody
3 prisiones
(=grillos) shackles, fetters
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