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
Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2025
While in jail, VanDuyne called Whitaker and asked her to remove items from his house, prosecutors said.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2025
Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
When he was later jailed on unrelated matters, Menzies had Hunsaker’s wallet and several other items that belonged to her.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2025
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Noun
Pet owners face a maximum fine of $500 and up to six months in county jail if the pet dies or sustains a significant physical injury while left unattended in the vehicle.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2025
While in jail, VanDuyne called Whitaker and asked her to remove items from his house, prosecutors said.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2025
Verb
Guevara was jailed in DeKalb County, which includes parts of Atlanta, on charges of obstructing police, unlawful assembly, and improperly entering a roadway.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
When he was later jailed on unrelated matters, Menzies had Hunsaker’s wallet and several other items that belonged to her.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jail
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What To Know Shannon McShane was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to influencing a public servant, perjury, and retaliation against a witness or victim.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Under the terms of the agreement, Judge Julie Lugo, who presides in the 372nd District Court, sentenced Wolfe to 40 years in prison.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2025
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Those imprisoned under that code were forced to wear a pink triangle to denote homosexuality.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2025
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The crackdown left hundreds killed, thousands imprisoned and several executed.—
Sahar Zand,
ABC News,
28 June 2025
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On top of her one-year sentence on obscenity charges, Adams was sentenced to six months at a women’s penitentiary—a pair of punishments that allowed authorities to start considering whether to ship her back to Poland upon her release from prison.—
Kellie B. Gormly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
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Weger was taken to the Illinois state penitentiary in Joliet to begin his life sentence.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2025
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But Alexander denied Echols' request in June 2022, saying Arkansas Act 1780 of 2001 only allows incarcerated people the opportunity to seek new evidence testing.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
27 June 2025
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Max Ludwig Nansen, a Fictional Painter Turned Martyr Set in Germany in the 1950s, the novel is told through the eyes of Siggi, a young man incarcerated in a prison for delinquent youths.—
Ombline Damy,
JSTOR Daily,
26 June 2025
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“Jail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jail. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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