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
Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
Others in attendance had more specific local issues on their mind, like the city’s plan for a new jail, which is currently supposed to be located in the East Bottoms, near Frontier STEM High School and its elementary and middle feeder schools.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026
Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Dquanzie Blackmon was charged with human trafficking, pimping, and pandering and remains jailed in lieu of $300,000 bail, court records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The driver has two prior arrests for fleeing police and is being held at the Ramsey County jail, according to the sheriff’s office.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
Others in attendance had more specific local issues on their mind, like the city’s plan for a new jail, which is currently supposed to be located in the East Bottoms, near Frontier STEM High School and its elementary and middle feeder schools.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2026
Verb
The city has said that the hope is to provide safer jailing of people in custody, in smaller population numbers, closer to their communities.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Dquanzie Blackmon was charged with human trafficking, pimping, and pandering and remains jailed in lieu of $300,000 bail, court records show.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jail
Noun
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Or worse, to turn it into a sort of prison sentence.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The rights lawyer fainted twice in prison on Friday in the northwestern city of Zanjan, her foundation said, and was admitted to a local hospital.—
Adam Schreck,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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On Saturday, however, Allen's attorneys in a court filing asked the court to remove him from any suicide precautions while he is imprisoned.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
3 May 2026
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Meanwhile, imprisoned Iranian rights lawyer and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi remained hospitalized in northwestern Iran after being transferred from prison Friday after suffering a cardiac crisis and fainting.—
SARAH EL DEEB,
Arkansas Online,
3 May 2026
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Local flavor The Idaho Botanical Garden is located next to the penitentiary and boasts more than 30 acres of gardens.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
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The government opened the federal penitentiary on Alcatraz in 1934, hoping to use the remote island to house particularly difficult prisoners, according to the National Park Service.—
Justine McDaniel,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2026
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The 36-year-old from New York was first incarcerated as a teen, for a gang fight.—
Lesley Stahl,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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The agency also confirmed that Williams was transferred out of the Washington Corrections Center for Women last October and is incarcerated at the Stafford Creek Corrections Center.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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“Jail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jail. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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