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
Grace Byron, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
Chaucanes Vasquez was being held Sunday on a $1 million bond in connection with Friday’s incident, jail records show.
—Sofia Saric
june 14, Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
Tatsiana Kulakevich, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
He was subsequently arrested and remained jailed until the case was finished.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
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Noun
But for me, my sperm donor was a drug addict and drug dealer and went to jail for that.
—Grace Byron, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
Chaucanes Vasquez was being held Sunday on a $1 million bond in connection with Friday’s incident, jail records show.
—Sofia Saric
june 14, Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
Verb
If others remain jailed, Lukashenko keeps something to trade later.
—Tatsiana Kulakevich, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
He was subsequently arrested and remained jailed until the case was finished.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jail
Noun
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Landry faces a minimum of 10 years and up to life in federal prison, according to federal prosecutors.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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Oslo, NorwayReuters — The stepson of Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon was found guilty on Monday of rape and domestic violence and sentenced to four years in prison after a seven-week trial that has further dented the royal family’s once picture-perfect image.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Rob-Will seems imprisoned in a crucible of masculinity.—
William Earl,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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Audriana had a particularly difficult time when her father was imprisoned and later deported to Italy.—
Jamie Ballard,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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After a federal jury voted to convict him in early 2024, Hernández was sent to a notorious high-security penitentiary in West Virginia to serve his time.—
Keri Blakinger,
ProPublica,
11 June 2026
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Mike Braun opened the Speedway Slammer at an Indiana prison, Jim Pillen opened the Cornhusker Clink at a Nebraska work camp, and Jeff Landry opened the Louisiana Lockup in a disused wing of Angola penitentiary.—
Eric Schlosser,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Both the inaugural authors are also incarcerated.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Lee has been incarcerated on the state's death row for well over two decades, since his conviction in a 1998 double murder and store robbery.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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“Jail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jail. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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