Jail Meaning and Definition
What is the definition Jail? What is its meaning in the dictionary? Words ending with Jail, Words starting with Jail, Example sentences, Synonyms, Derivations, Antonyms, Related sentences, How to pronounce and more...
Word: Jail
How to pronounce: ʤeɪl
Noun
Definitions:
1. A place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime.
Example sentences: "He served 15 months in jail"
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Put (someone) in jail.
Example sentences: "The driver was jailed for two years"
Synonyms:
prison
penitentiary
slammer
hoosegow
gaol
prison facilities
isolation ward
jailhouse
remand
pokey
clink
imprison
put away
Antonyms:
imprison
Derivations:
jailed
jailing
jailer
jailor
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Jail in Other Languages...
Spanish: Encarcelamiento
German: Gefängnis
French: Prison
Italian: Carcere
Turkish: Hapis