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
Matt Egan, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
This individual, though, did not have an attorney — a right afforded under the Constitution to anyone facing jail time.
—The Denver Post, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
The other allows officers to serve and execute warrants on those who are jailed.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Noun
However, the teachers’ unions note that hundreds of documents Epstein files released by the DOJ reference Rowan and indicate the current Apollo CEO met with Epstein multiple times years after the 2008 guilty plea and his 18-month jail sentence.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
This individual, though, did not have an attorney — a right afforded under the Constitution to anyone facing jail time.
—The Denver Post, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
China, which jails human rights activists in Hong Kong, persecutes Uyghurs, has killed hundreds of thousands of Tibetans and has committed genocide against the Falun Gong, is on the UN Human Rights Council.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
The other allows officers to serve and execute warrants on those who are jailed.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jail
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On Thursday, a judge sentenced Hunter James Geidl, of Hastings, to 198 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release, according to federal court documents.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Some of the strongest footage here shows her everyday life and sisterly relationships built in the prison where she was confined for 14 years after the whole unfortunate affair.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
22 Feb. 2026
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Chrisley evolved from teenaged reality TV heiress to one of the most recognizable conservative voices of her generation after her parents were imprisoned on fraud and tax evasion charges in 2023.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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Many have been imprisoned, beaten and killed, according to human rights activists.—
Yuras Karmanau,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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He was arrested again in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1961 and spent four months in a penitentiary where fellow Freedom Riders cried out in song each night.—
Veronica Ortega,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Azcarate sentenced Magalhaes to 10 years in the penitentiary and two years suspended.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Legal immigrants are 74% less likely to be incarcerated than natives.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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That struck him as hypocritical when about a year later, while incarcerated against his will, the same military demanded his willingness to serve, likely in the segregated unit of Japanese American soldiers called the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Jail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jail. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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