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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In one conversation recorded on her phone, Alison-Madueke, 65, could be heard saying: "I will be happy to escort all of you to jail along with myself."

From BBC

"They just see my passport, do something on their laptop and tell me 'if you don't go to army you are go to jail,'" he recalls in English.

From BBC

At the same time, the country's authorities are pressing for the release of Maduro, who is jailed in the United States.

From Barron's

In this instance the perpetrator was jailed but Hines did not get her money back.

From BBC

Shortly after, a Utah judge sentenced him to two years in jail for gun-related charges.

From Los Angeles Times

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