獄ごく所しょ

Meanings

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noun

A somewhat formal or literary term for a prison or jail. In modern everyday speech, 刑務所 (けいむしょ) or 拘置所 (こうちしょ) are more common.

place, extent

刑けい務む所しょ
The standard modern term for a prison where convicted criminals serve sentences. 獄所 is more literary and less specific.
拘こう置ち所しょ
A detention center for suspects awaiting trial. 獄所 can refer to any place of confinement, but is not a legal term.

Compound of 獄 (ごく, 'prison') and 所 (しょ, 'place'). The reading ごくそ is an older, now obsolete form.