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Examples of jailhouse in a Sentence
received a tip from an informant inside the county jailhouse
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Working without a blueprint, the famous socialites milked their fish-out-of-water dynamic across the country over the course of five seasons, going from a jailhouse to a sausage-packing plant to a theater camp.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
Hannah’s sugared voice through the jailhouse phone.
—John Branch, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
The defense team says the jailhouse evidence is privileged attorney-client information and the video was deceptively edited by prosecutors to persuade a judge to deny Combs bail.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
The wife of the man suspected of killing Georgia college student Laken Riley reportedly pleaded with him for answers during a jailhouse call in May, a court has heard.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1812, in the meaning defined above
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“Jailhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jailhouse. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
Legal Definition
jailhouse
noun
jail·house
ˈjāl-ˌhau̇s
: jail
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