to jail
8
2.1
- verb
- /dʒeɪl/
- In 2010, Georgia jailed 3,500 parents for failure to pay child support.
- arrested and jailed
- fined and jailed
- jailed opponents
Examples
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After repeatedly breaking the law, he was finally jailed for his actions.
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For example, China continues to jail dissidents who call for political liberties.
Academic text (2002) -
And if you need to put me in jail, you, you should.
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When they do go to jail and it's the real deal.
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- I am not going to jail for this!
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Why are you going to jail?
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And if I break that probation for anything, I'm going back to jail for a long time.
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Under Cuban law, you can be jailed for a long period and fined large sums.
Academic text (1996) -
The legislator Chim Pui-chung was jailed after being found guilty of fraud.
Academic text (1999) -
The judge decided to jail the suspect for several years due to the severity of the crime.
Synonyms
525
4.0
Put someone or something in a place where they cannot leave, for example a jail
197
5.9
To keep someone with the police for questioning
147
5.8
To lock someone in prison or a secure place
131
4.2
Put someone in prison as a punishment or keep them locked up
90
8.4
To put someone in prison and keep them there
64
9.9
To put someone in prison as punishment
35
8.5
To put someone back in custody until their next hearing
31
4.3
Send a person to prison as punishment
1
9.9
To lock someone inside a room or building against their will
1
9.9
To put someone in jail
Antonyms
Compounds
- Slur
A joking name for a mental health hospital ward where people wear non-slip socks
How Confined
- Formal
90
8.4
- Formal
131
4.2
8
2.1
111
4.2
- Formal
197
5.9
∞
1.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
To jail someone comes from the same old idea of a 'cage', so to jail is to put a person into a place that keeps them locked and not free.