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
Jason Rodriguez, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
Boys are markedly more likely to end up in prison or jail.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Maternal health advocates — and some law enforcement officials — say the solution is to jail fewer pregnant women, especially those charged with nonviolent crimes.
—Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 13 May 2026
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Noun
New Yorkers should not be asked to accept that our jail system operates four times less efficiently than most others, let alone foot the bill for it while programs that actually deliver safety remain underfunded.
—Jason Rodriguez, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
Boys are markedly more likely to end up in prison or jail.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Verb
Court records show Jean is jailed at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center as of Wednesday on a $16,000 bond.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Maternal health advocates — and some law enforcement officials — say the solution is to jail fewer pregnant women, especially those charged with nonviolent crimes.
—Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jail
Noun
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Not only have books been pulled from shelves as a result of these efforts, but writers and publishers have found themselves in prison.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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On January 10, 2019, Denise and Mohamed were found guilty of nearly all charges; later that year, they were sentenced to seven years in prison.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The minotaur was a monster, half man and half bull, that was imprisoned in a dark underground labyrinth.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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For months conflicting news accounts have circulated that he was imprisoned or under house arrest.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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In the early 1970s, the penitentiary remained poorly funded, and prison officials hoped to make money on the rodeo.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 May 2026
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Al Capone was transferred by train to a federal penitentiary in Atlanta.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
Verb
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The lawsuit paints a picture of dangerous gaps in pregnancy and postpartum care that advocates say loom over those incarcerated in Alabama, which leads the nation in pregnancy criminalization cases.—
Abigail Brooks,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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The Chinese natives are currently incarcerated at the Ventura County Main Jail and the Todd Road Jail, respectively, and face up to four years’ imprisonment followed by two years of probation.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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“Jail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jail. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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