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
Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Sep. 2025
Penalties can include community service, a fine ranging from $100 to $500 and, in some cases, up to six months in jail.
—Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Shania Russell, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Lula was imprisoned in 2018, but he was released in November 2019 after the Supreme Court ruled that defendants can’t be jailed before exhausting appeal options.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Since late July, Louisville’s jail population has been on a steady rise, recently reaching its highest level in nearly four years.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Sep. 2025
Penalties can include community service, a fine ranging from $100 to $500 and, in some cases, up to six months in jail.
—Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
Wasn't going to jail over that psycho.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Lula was imprisoned in 2018, but he was released in November 2019 after the Supreme Court ruled that defendants can’t be jailed before exhausting appeal options.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jail
Noun
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Scott was convicted of murder and sent to prison.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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Barr was attorney general when Epstein was found dead in his prison cell in 2019, a death that was later deemed a suicide.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Arafat’s successor, current PA President Mahmoud Abbas, has banished and imprisoned opponents and critics.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Lula was imprisoned in 2018, but he was released in November 2019 after the Supreme Court ruled that defendants can’t be jailed before exhausting appeal options.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Arcángela and Serafina remain in the women’s penitentiary, continuing to operate illicit businesses and accumulating wealth, but without hope of freedom.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Prisoners look out of their cell at maximum security penitentiary CECOT (Center for the Compulsory Housing of Terrorism) on April 4 in Tecoluca, San Vicente, El Salvador.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Margarete Buber-Neumann, who was incarcerated with her at Ravensbrück concentration camp, wrote one such biography.—
Christine Estima
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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Many can’t find work due to severe disabilities, limited literacy, trouble speaking English, homelessness, being 75 or older, having formerly been incarcerated and other challenges.—
Cal J. Halvorsen,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Jail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jail. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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