English dictionary
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English noun: jail | |||
| 1. | jail (artifact) 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) | ||
| Synonyms | clink, gaol, jailhouse, pokey, poky, slammer | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | correctional institution | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bastille, holding cell, hoosegow, hoosgow, house of correction, lockup, workhouse | ||
English verb: jail | |||
| 1. | jail (social) lock up or confine, in or as in a jail | ||
| Samples | The suspects were imprisoned without trial. The murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life. | ||
| Examples | They want to jail the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | confine, detain | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
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