Entry Word: jail

Function: noun

Meaning: a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody <sentenced to three years in jail for his crime>

Synonyms brig, gaol [chiefly British], guardroom, hoosegow, jug, lockup, pen, penitentiary, prison, stockade

Related Words bull pen; concentration camp, prison camp; dungeon, keep; reformatory, reform school

Near Antonyms freedom