Prison
"Prison" in German
Gefangenschaft
(confinement in a prison)
Gefängnis
(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)
Haft
(confinement in a prison)
Kerker
(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)
Knast
(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)
Zuchthaus
(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)
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