1. 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)
Synonym(s): jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky, pokey
Hypernym(s): correctional_institution
2. jail - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put_behind_bars, jug, gaol, put_away, remand
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