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
Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Speaking on the April 7 episode of Sibling Revelry with Kate Hudson and Oliver Hudson podcast, the 54-year-old actress — who shares daughters Sami Sheen, 21, and Lola Sheen. 19, with her famous ex — recalled one Christmas when the Two and a Half Men star, 59, ended up in jail.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
More recently, Russia in February released American teacher Marc Fogel, who was jailed on drug charges, as part of a deal the White House described as the start of a diplomatic thaw that could advance peace negotiations.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2025
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Noun
As of Tuesday morning, jail records did not show Diego in custody and the nature of his injuries were unknown.
—Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Speaking on the April 7 episode of Sibling Revelry with Kate Hudson and Oliver Hudson podcast, the 54-year-old actress — who shares daughters Sami Sheen, 21, and Lola Sheen. 19, with her famous ex — recalled one Christmas when the Two and a Half Men star, 59, ended up in jail.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
She should be prosecuted and jailed for abuse of her power.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
More recently, Russia in February released American teacher Marc Fogel, who was jailed on drug charges, as part of a deal the White House described as the start of a diplomatic thaw that could advance peace negotiations.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jail
Noun
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Alexander Smirnov was sentenced to six years in prison in January after pleading guilty to lying to his FBI handler about the Biden family's ties to a Ukrainian energy company -- in addition to a series of unrelated tax fraud charges.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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His lawyers said Mahdi's original attorneys put on a shallow case trying to spare his life that didn't call on relatives, teachers or others who knew him and ignored the impact of months spent in solitary confinement in prison as a teen.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Union leaders and journalists who criticized Bukele have also been imprisoned.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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He is imprisoned in El Salvador, where he was sent with other migrants accused of being gang members.—
Albert Sun,
New York Times,
9 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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At the time of the crime, Hoffman was 18 and has since spent much of his adult life at the penitentiary in rural southeast Louisiana, where he was executed Tuesday evening.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
19 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 21 Apr. 2025.
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