as in prison
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
sentenced to three years in jail for his crime
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as in to imprison
to put in or as if in prison
threatened to jail the punks if they so much as jaywalked
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Recent Examples of jail
City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Ferris, who is being held without bail on two counts of murder, was scheduled to appear in court Aug. 6, jail records show.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2025
Cincinnati imam Ayman Soliman will remain jailed for at least two more months awaiting an asylum trial.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 July 2025
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Noun
Last year, Estrada was already in county jail for unrelated reasons when he was arrested on suspicion of Coriz’s murder.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Ferris, who is being held without bail on two counts of murder, was scheduled to appear in court Aug. 6, jail records show.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
He was jailed on a $500,000 bond, according to prosecutors.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2025
Cincinnati imam Ayman Soliman will remain jailed for at least two more months awaiting an asylum trial.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jail
Noun
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After pleading guilty, Lewis was sentenced to 2½ years in prison in addition to a no-contact order that bans him from Fever games and facilities.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Aug. 2025
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Under a state law that says the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction can extend someone's sentence based on conduct in prison, Mortimer could serve up to 50½ years.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
9 Aug. 2025
Verb
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If convicted of a serious crime, Radford could be imprisoned at a military prison, Seidule said.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Hawke plays Samuel Murphy who, after the death of his wife, is imprisoned in a labor camp run by Clancy, an unscrupulous overseer (Crowe).—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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At the beloved attraction in San Francisco Bay, visitors could scarcely believe President Trump had suggested turning Alcatraz back into a penitentiary.—
Heather Knight,
New York Times,
6 May 2025
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In the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, a Russian glide bomb attack on a local penitentiary killed 17 inmates and wounded more than 80 others in one of the deadliest strikes in the region to date.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Verb
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Williams has been incarcerated at the Hamilton County Justice Center since late February 2024 on a $1 million bond.—
Hailey Roden,
The Enquirer,
15 Aug. 2025
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Seven people have died in San Diego County jails this year — the latest an 82-year-old man who other incarcerated men say was ignored for days and allowed to decline in administrative segregation.—
Jaelyn Rodriguez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Jail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jail. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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