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jail
verb
(jail)
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
Synonyms:
gaol
,
immure
,
imprison
,
incarcerate
,
jug
,
lag
, put away, put behind bars,
remand
,
jail
noun
(jail)
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
,
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gaol
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
lag
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
pokey
,
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,
cell
,
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,
hellhole
,
zoo
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
nick
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
inside
,
attica
,
chino
,
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,
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,
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,
cooler
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
ives
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
solitary confinement
,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
criminal
,
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,
penal
,
sheriff
,
misdemeanor
,
jail
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