Jail - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dʒeɪl|  American pronunciation of the word jail
Brit.  |dʒeɪl|  British pronunciation of the word jail

noun

- a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) (syn: clink, gaol, pokey, poky, slammer)

verb

- lock up or confine, in or as in a jail (syn: gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jug, lag, put away, remand)

Extra examples

He was locked up in the county jail.

He was arrested and sent to jail.

He went to jail for his crimes.

He just got out of jail a few weeks ago.

He was kept in jail overnight.

...threatened to jail the punks if they so much as jaywalked...

He's been in jail for three months already.

They're going to jail for embezzlement and fraud.

The government would put him in jail if he stayed in the country.

Drunks were thrown in jail for a few days.

Griffiths spent three days in jail after pushing a policeman.

More than 30 of those arrested were released from jail for lack of evidence.

He's serving a 7-year jail sentence.

Watson was jailed for tax evasion.

They ought to jail her killer for life.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: jail
he/she/it: jails
present participle: jailing
past tense: jailed
past participle: jailed
noun
singular: jail
plural: jails
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