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
Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
She was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $750.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
He had previously been jailed for a scam involving around 350 people and over £6 million.
—Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Teens in jail, teens working in the fields, teens facing down the government?
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
She was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $750.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
Some unauthorized immigrants in Abbotsford would rather self-deport than risk being jailed and forcefully returned to their native country.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
He had previously been jailed for a scam involving around 350 people and over £6 million.
—Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jail
Noun
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My dad would always play documentaries about prison life and stuff that would come on Discovery ID or, every now and then, even national news segments.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Through the deal, prosecutors dropped the two murder charges — and shipped Henry, 26, off to prison for 10 years — in exchange for his plea.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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He and Steve Bannon were each held in contempt of Congress and imprisoned for four months after the DOJ prosecuted them.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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The suspect has not practiced medicine since 2017 and hasn't been imprisoned throughout the eight-year investigation, France 24 noted.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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At Parchman, the state’s troubled penitentiary, corrections workers were urging their colleagues to sign up.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
26 Aug. 2025
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After his conviction, Gray was sent to Angola, one of the most violent penitentiaries in the country at the time.—
Richard A. Webster,
ProPublica,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The series, made by Adolescence producer Warp Films, follows Matthew Gurney as a Deaf man returning to society after ten years incarcerated.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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Seeking punishment for a pre-existing (probably Oedipal) feeling of shame and inadequacy, some of the incarcerated seek a reality that fits their self-identity.—
Adam Solomons,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Jail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jail. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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