Jail

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.2 Alternative spellings 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Transitive verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Derived terms

English

Noun

jail (countable and uncountable; plural jails)

Alternative spellings

• gaol (British)

1. A prison.
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Confinement in a jail.

Synonyms

• hoosegow
• prison
• slammer

Translations

See prison

Transitive verb

to jail (jailing, jailed)

1. To imprison.

Synonyms

See imprison

Translations

See imprison

Derived terms

• jailbait
• jailbird
• jailbreak
• jailer
• jail sentence

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