jail  /dʒeɪl/

noun

1. 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)

synset: jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky, pokey

verb

1. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

synset: imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put_behind_bars, jail, jug, gaol, put_away, remand

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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