as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
the captain ordered that the prisoner be thrown into the brig immediately
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Recent Examples of brig
The few sailors who were responding to Brooks’ commands climbed aloft to square the yards so that the brig could run toward land.
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Eric Jay Dolin, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
Abandoning all sense of order or control, a few of the sailors careened through the brig, demanding liquor from the frightened passengers.
—Eric Jay Dolin, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
On the defense’s side: Lieutenant Barney Greenwald (Jason Clarke), who’s claiming that Maryk shouldn’t be thrown in the brig because the man at the helm of the ship had lost his marbles, and thus was endangering the lives of the entire crew.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2023
Scheller was being held in pre-trial confinement at the brig at Camp Lejeune.
—David Martin, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2021
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Eric Jay Dolin, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
Abandoning all sense of order or control, a few of the sailors careened through the brig, demanding liquor from the frightened passengers.
—Eric Jay Dolin, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
On the defense’s side: Lieutenant Barney Greenwald (Jason Clarke), who’s claiming that Maryk shouldn’t be thrown in the brig because the man at the helm of the ship had lost his marbles, and thus was endangering the lives of the entire crew.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2023
Scheller was being held in pre-trial confinement at the brig at Camp Lejeune.
—David Martin, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brig
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If convicted as charged, the men face sentences ranging from probation to seven years and two months in jail, according to prosecutors.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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In addition, some defendants have been held in jail for weeks or months without the ability to speak to their attorney, according to the ACLU of Idaho.Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
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In 2019, Zeeb was sentenced to four years in prison in one of the country's largest cannabis cases.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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The singer ultimately pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one-to-three years in prison, but the judge suspended most of it.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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Ultimately, Hazzard was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to perform hard labor at a state penitentiary in Walla Walla, Wash.Sean Neumann, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
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Kingstown follows the powerful family in a fictional Michigan town: Kingstown, Michigan, a city whose main industry is nine penitentiaries.Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Brig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brig. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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