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mitard

solitary confinement cell

noun mee-TAR Rare
People & Society Crime

Also means

punishment cell

Usage Note

Mitard is French prison slang for the isolation cell where inmates are sent as punishment. It is informal and strongly associated with prison culture and crime fiction. The formal administrative term is quartier disciplinaire (disciplinary unit). A spell in solitary is called passer au mitard.

Examples

"Il a passé trois jours au mitard."

Natural Translation

He spent three days in the punishment cell.

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