Jail Meaning and Definition


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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...

Jail meaning

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


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