as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
received a tip from an informant inside the county jailhouse
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Recent Examples of jailhouse
The lawyer for Jimmy Washington, also convicted on the testimony of the jailhouse informant, is seeking to have his conviction and sentence thrown out as well.
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Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
The couple tied the knot in a jailhouse ceremony with no guests in July 2022.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Contrary to her grandfather Elvis’ lyrics, Riley Keough learned the hard way that landing in the jailhouse does not, in fact, rock.
—EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Some of his friends also collected drawings of clowns on jailhouse envelopes sent by their dads.
—Frank Rojas, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
The couple tied the knot in a jailhouse ceremony with no guests in July 2022.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Contrary to her grandfather Elvis’ lyrics, Riley Keough learned the hard way that landing in the jailhouse does not, in fact, rock.
—EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Some of his friends also collected drawings of clowns on jailhouse envelopes sent by their dads.
—Frank Rojas, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jailhouse
Noun
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Last June, surveillance footage of Chop fighting a man in jail leaked.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2025
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Denver Broncos linebackers coach Michael Wilhoite was arrested in Denver on a charge of second-degree assault on a peace officer on Sunday, jail records showed.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In 2018, President Trump commuted the prison sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, who had served 22 years for drug trafficking and money laundering charges.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Separated from his regiment in the fighting, Thomas was captured by the enemy but has tunneled his way out of prison.—
Julia M. Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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Lamberth also noted that there are only about 16 transgender women housed in female penitentiaries, including the three plaintiffs who sued.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 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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“Jailhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jailhouse. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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