jail
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1.0
- noun
- /dʒeɪl/
- The suspect was taken to jail after his arrest.
- go to jail
- jail time
- put in jail
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Watch on YouTubeAs you know, my dad is in jail for child sex crimes.
- As you know, my dad is in jail for child sex crimes.
- Ben Stiller needs to go to jail for that.
- So yeah, he went to jail, but not for long.
- Still, still disappointing, but at least they're all in jail now.
- But anyone who has spent time in a jail or prison knows this.
- And now your brother's in jail and you ain't in the business.
- She has a whole floor of the jail to herself.
- Both of my grandfathers spent ten years in jail for being Jewish.
- Her Mama was in and out of jail in Texas.
- And if you get done, if you're fighting, you go to jail, you know?
- I would end up in jail, reform school or the grave.
- First year in the jail, I was still wild.
- Look at the policeman, look at the jail, look at the gallows.
Examples
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We'll spend the night in jail if they catch us now.
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But anyone who has spent time in a jail or prison knows this.
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So yeah, he went to jail, but not for long.
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I would not last in jail or prison or hell.
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How are you gonna feel if you end up back in jail?
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On any given day, one in 10 was either in jail or juvenile detention.
Academic text (2012) -
He just got out of jail like this month.
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I just got out of jail because I was arrested for piracy.
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You are sentenced to one year in county jail and $300,000 in restitution.
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Spending time in jail changed her perspective on life.
Synonyms
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1.0
A building where people are kept as punishment or while waiting for trial
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5.6
A small room in a prison or police station where a prisoner is held
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1.5
A small room in a prison where guards keep prisoners
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4.1
A building where police keep people who are waiting for trial or serving a sentence
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5.5
A small room in a police station where police keep people temporarily
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4.6
A place where people are kept for a short time, like prisoners or migrants, while their case is decided
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4.1
A secure room in a police station where people wait briefly before going to court
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9.8
A prison or jail where people are kept after arrest
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2.7
A small locked room in jail for holding a person
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4.3
A prison run by a state government for people found guilty of serious crimes
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9.9
A small jail where people wait for trial or serve short sentences
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4.2
A building like a prison where people are kept as punishment and given training
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8.6
A prison or jail where people are kept by the police
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4.4
A large room in a jail or police station where officers keep several people for a short time
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8.9
A building that holds people as punishment for a crime
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4.9
A place where people who broke the law are kept as punishment or while they wait for trial
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6.3
A place like a prison where people are kept as punishment for crimes
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4.6
A building where people are held as punishment or while waiting for trial
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6.0
A building that holds people as punishment for crimes to protect the public
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8.2
About the punishment or reform of people in prison
Antonyms
Compounds
- Slur
A joking name for a mental health hospital ward where people wear non-slip socks
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Etymology
Jail comes from an old French word jaiole that meant 'cage', so a jail is like a cage that holds people as a punishment or while they wait for trial.