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
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2025
Among the new policies implemented, jail informants must now be approved by the sheriff, and informants used in prosecutions have to be vetted by an internal review committee in the district attorney’s office.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Ben Protess, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Anti-Yoon protesters who are backing of the opposition party claim that Yoon must be jailed for insurrection.
—Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Pam Bondi, as the new U.S. Attorney General, is following the same familiar Trump playbook and will investigate, prosecute and jail at Trump’s whim.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2025
Among the new policies implemented, jail informants must now be approved by the sheriff, and informants used in prosecutions have to be vetted by an internal review committee in the district attorney’s office.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Verb
The sentence, a rare and lenient alternative to jail or probation, reflected the practical and constitutional impossibility of jailing a president-elect.
—Ben Protess, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Anti-Yoon protesters who are backing of the opposition party claim that Yoon must be jailed for insurrection.
—Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Biden also commuted the sentence of Michelle West, who was sentenced to life in prison for crimes committed between 1987 and 1993.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
19 Jan. 2025
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An Indiana woman was sentenced Friday to six years in prison for the death of her 10-year-old son nearly a year ago.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
19 Jan. 2025
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The decision marks another significant setback for Khan, who has been imprisoned since 2023.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, Zuckerberg — who Trump once threatened to imprison for life — has reset Meta by scrapping social media fact-checkers and restrictions ondenigrating LGBTQ people, immigrants, and women.—
Jess Weatherbed,
The Verge,
16 Jan. 2025
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In 2015, Ulbricht was handed a life sentence for his involvement in the enterprise and is currently incarcerated at a high-security penitentiary in Tucson, Arizona.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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He was freed on parole from the Terre Haute, Indiana, federal penitentiary on Nov. 30, 1948, after serving 32 months of his five-year prison sentence.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Clarence Maclin for 'Sing Sing' Acting newcomer Maclin, who was formerly incarcerated, plays a version of himself in the remarkable true story of the Rehabilitation Through the Arts theater program, held at high security prisons.—
Eric Andersson,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Environmental factors, like growing up with substance use and mental health problems, instability due to a household member being incarcerated or growing up in a household with parental separation, can also impact children’s brain development and decision-making.—
Rachel Hale,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Jail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jail. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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