as in imprisoning
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 jailing
The state can fairly easily police the requirement that Max be installed on new phones by threatening phone companies that don’t comply or even jailing their executives.
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Justin Sherman, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025
Subsequent reports revealed that Bolsonaro and his allies had devised a baroque plot to regain power, which included jailing and possibly murdering their political opponents.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
Titipol Phakdeewanich, a political science professor at Ubon Ratchathani University, said that despite the jailing and Shinawatra family's declining influence, the indomitable Thaksin would still attempt to call the shots in politics.
—Panarat Thepgumpanat, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Democratic former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden also opposed the Maduro government, which has suggested jailing its opposition and has deported American journalists.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
Between March 9 and June 23, reporting shows that the county has spent about $9,200 jailing people whose booking charges were only related to camping, storing personal property outdoors and, in some cases, also trespassing.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2025
When asked about concerns from critics who say jailing parents under the new ordinance could potentially separate them from their other children, Harkins emphasized that punishment isn't the primary goal.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2025
Justin Sherman, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025
Subsequent reports revealed that Bolsonaro and his allies had devised a baroque plot to regain power, which included jailing and possibly murdering their political opponents.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
Titipol Phakdeewanich, a political science professor at Ubon Ratchathani University, said that despite the jailing and Shinawatra family's declining influence, the indomitable Thaksin would still attempt to call the shots in politics.
—Panarat Thepgumpanat, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Democratic former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden also opposed the Maduro government, which has suggested jailing its opposition and has deported American journalists.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
Between March 9 and June 23, reporting shows that the county has spent about $9,200 jailing people whose booking charges were only related to camping, storing personal property outdoors and, in some cases, also trespassing.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2025
When asked about concerns from critics who say jailing parents under the new ordinance could potentially separate them from their other children, Harkins emphasized that punishment isn't the primary goal.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jailing
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Human rights organizations have been ringing the alarm for years on the Saudi government imprisoning human rights advocates, including Waleed Abu al-Khair, who is currently serving a 15-year sentence.—
Jessica Wang,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Sep. 2025
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The president specifically thanked El Salvador for accepting and imprisoning deported migrants in a notorious prison, a partnership that caused backlash after a Maryland man was wrongfully sent there.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
23 Sep. 2025
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After interning at Good Morning America and graduating from Middlebury College, Will earned a spot on ESPN's SportsCenter and has been a correspondent for ABC News since 2018.—
Maddie Garfinkle,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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This summer, Varon put her social media and communications savvy to use interning at a PR agency.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Jailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jailing. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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