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
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
Mental health diversion connects people with mental health issues to treatment programs and support services in lieu of jail time.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Alexander Orlov, the group's guitarist, was jailed for 13 days on Wednesday on charges of illegally organizing a rally, while drummer Vladislav Leontyev is facing a fresh administrative charge.
—Reuters, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
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Noun
While in jail, Dean bonds with Zoro, a grim and mysterious teenage prisoner serving time for murder.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
Mental health diversion connects people with mental health issues to treatment programs and support services in lieu of jail time.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
Leal was ultimately jailed for three nights, then released, according to Abusamra.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Alexander Orlov, the group's guitarist, was jailed for 13 days on Wednesday on charges of illegally organizing a rally, while drummer Vladislav Leontyev is facing a fresh administrative charge.
—Reuters, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jail
Noun
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This was also when a torture scandal emerged at Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib prison.—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Though there’s no new material in the reissue, reheating her own nachos for a new generation should be a piece of cake for Martha Stewart, who allegedly made flan in prison one time.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Some years after defeating Ganon, Link and Zelda stumble across an underground tomb where the decrepit corpse of the villain’s human form, Ganondorf (played again by Critical Role’s Matt Mercer), is imprisoned.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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Starring Daniel Chen and based on Chen’s life, Bad Boy tells the story of Dean, who is imprisoned in a cruel juvenile detention facility.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, his crooked sidekick, Robertson, BOP # 21731-509, is locked up in another good-time penitentiary in Beckley, WV.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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Portlaoise Prison, which is in the center of Ireland, is a nineteenth-century penitentiary built like a fortress—a one-star establishment, at best.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Four inmates had died, all of whom had been incarcerated at Blackwater River Correctional Facility, a compound near Pensacola run under contract by the Geo Group.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Arlene adopted Aileen in 1991 Arlene and her husband, Robert, adopted Aileen in 1991, after she was arrested and incarcerated.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Jail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jail. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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