as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
the Mafia capo ultimately landed in the slammer on a conviction of income tax evasion
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Recent Examples of slammer
That was the door-slammer.
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Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2021
Tell that to Laran Kaplan, who tagged a 198-inch Hawkeye State slammer this month doing almost none of that.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2023
The charges are much steeper this time though, and John must call in a favor to ensure Summer doesn't spend most of her life in the slammer.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2022
Beckhart German American Cuisine Goetta bier cheese slammer: $7.
—Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2022
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Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2021
Tell that to Laran Kaplan, who tagged a 198-inch Hawkeye State slammer this month doing almost none of that.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2023
The charges are much steeper this time though, and John must call in a favor to ensure Summer doesn't spend most of her life in the slammer.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2022
Beckhart German American Cuisine Goetta bier cheese slammer: $7.
—Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2022
See All Example Sentences for slammer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slammer
Noun
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Two days later, nightclub owner Jack Ruby fatally shot Oswald during a jail transfer.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Willie Frank Peterson, 52, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine in 2023, and was sentenced to six years and three months in jail.—
Andrea Margolis,
Fox News,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Three days later, his immigration attorney was able to reach an ICE official who confirmed that his client was in a prison in another country.—
Brian Bennett,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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One of the five men convicted in the 2022 drugging and robbery of patrons at gay bars in Manhattan was slapped with eight years in prison on Thursday.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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The complaints at Lee mirror accounts from what was then a federal penitentiary, USP Thomson in Illinois, especially the overuse of four-point restraints.—
Christie Thompson,
NPR,
18 Dec. 2024
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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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“Slammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slammer. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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