Definition of jailer
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:a keeper of a jail
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:one that restricts another's liberty as if by imprisonment
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There are no black policemen, black justices of the peace, black judges, black juries, black jailers, black mayors, or black men anywhere in the government of the South …
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And jailers like Churchill argue that video visitation has obvious security advantages and improves staff efficiency, as deputies don’t have to remove a prisoner from a housing unit or check visitors in.
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Up to 20 minutes elapsed before San Diego County jailers answered the emergency call, according to a new report from the Citizens’ Law Enforcement Review Board.
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Turkey is the world’s largest jailer of journalists, according to Reporters Without Borders.
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The almost daily assault has only emboldened Ortega, who was warmly applauded Monday during an address by opposition lawmakers who until a few months ago considered her Maduro’s jailer.
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Fulford was hired as a jailer in Morgan County in December 2009, The Decatur Daily learned through a public records request.
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Now, the department employs about 30 officers, plus dispatchers and jailers.
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Nationally, most correctional officers and jailers are paid far more - an average of about $47,000.
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First Known Use of jailer
13th century
JAILER Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of jailer for English Language Learners
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: a person who is in charge of a jail or who guards the prisoners in a jail
JAILER Defined for Kids
jailer
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jail·er
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jailor
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Definition of jailer for Students
:a person responsible for the operation of a prison
Law Dictionary
jailer
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jail·er
legal Definition of jailer
:a keeper of a jail
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