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
Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2025
That bonding moment really hit close to home for Joe, whose father also spent time in jail.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Hundreds have been prosecuted and jailed, while many others have fled the country.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Sheriff’s officials said deputies removed the woman from her cell and attempted life-saving first-aid with help from nursing staff at the jail.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2025
That bonding moment really hit close to home for Joe, whose father also spent time in jail.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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How much does Sacramento County spend jailing homeless people?
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Hundreds have been prosecuted and jailed, while many others have fled the country.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
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Noun
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He was not immediately remanded and will report to prison at a future date.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Related article Even for an administrative hearing, Luigi Mangione draws crowds at New York City courthouse Mangione’s top federal charge, murder through use of a firearm, could land him a death sentence or life in prison, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.—
Michelle Watson,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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While the Trump administration called the deportees sent to El Salvador terrorists, criminals and gangsters, a 60 Minutes investigation could not find criminal records for 75% of the 238 Venezuelan men imprisoned at CECOT as part of the March 15 operation.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2025
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The government has been accused of imprisoning political dissidents, reporters and religious leaders, with thousands leaving the country in the process.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Barnes, 67, was convicted and sentenced to 21 years in a Russian penitentiary in February 2024.—
Tanya Stukalova,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2025
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The first penitentiaries weren’t built until the late 1700s, so more extreme sentences were deemed necessary to prevent discord.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
29 Mar. 2025
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Both men are currently incarcerated at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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His death was also the second in Oneida County prisons since December 2024 when Robert Brooks, an inmate incarcerated at the Marcy Correctional Facility -- which is across the street from Mid-State -- was fatally beaten at the prison.—
Deena Zaru,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Jail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jail. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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