Definitions

jail

[jeyl] / dʒeɪl /

NOUN

place for incarceration

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cell lockup penitentiary prison

STRONG

bastille brig bullpen can clink cooler dungeon inside jailhouse joint pen pound rack reformatory slammer solitary stir stockade

WEAK

black hole detention camp house of correction penal institution up the river

VERB

incarcerate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confine detain hold imprison lock up sentence take away

STRONG

bastille book cage can constrain immure impound prison railroad

WEAK

put away put behind bars put on ice send up throw away the keys throw in dungeon throw the book at

Antonyms

STRONGEST

free let go liberate release

Example Sentences

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Even mainstream Epstein chroniclers, including the Miami Herald’s Julie K. Brown, no longer trust the official claim that he killed himself in his jail cell in 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now, Mays is in jail awaiting trial and Barnes is unemployed.

From Los Angeles Times

In his 2021 essay about the AI algorithm capable of sending people to jail, he put his finger on the factor that makes the very term “artificial intelligence” a misnomer.

From Los Angeles Times

Another allegedly was jailed for three days after officers pulled him and his friend over on their way to the beach for stopping about three inches over the limit line at an intersection.

From Los Angeles Times

Eight other defendants, including six Apple Daily executives, were handed jail sentences of up to 10 years in the same case.

From Barron's

jail

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