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Jails
/dʒeɪlz/
A place or institution for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody or detention, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.
📖 Definitions of "Jails"
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A place or institution for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody or detention, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.
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Confinement in a jail.
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The condition created by the requirement that a horse claimed in a claiming race not be run at another track for some period of time (usually 30 days).
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In dodgeball and related games, the area where players who have been struck by the ball are confined.
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To imprison.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Jails"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| jailhousenoun | A building containing a prison. |
| gaolnoun | (British) Dated spelling of jail. |
| incarcerateverb | (chiefly US, transitive) To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law. |
| imprisonverb | (transitive) To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will. |
| put awayverb | (transitive) To put (something) in its usual storage place; to place out of the way, clean up. |
| remandnoun | The act of sending an accused person back into custody whilst awaiting trial. |
| immurenoun | (obsolete) A wall; an enclosure. |
| lagnoun | (countable) A gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; a latency. |
| clinknoun | (onomatopoeia) The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass. |
| jugnoun | A serving vessel or container, typically circular in cross-section and typically higher than it is wide, with a relatively small mouth or spout, an ear handle and often a stopper or top. |
| put behind barsverb | lock up or confine, in or as in a jail |
| arrestsnoun | (law) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc. |
| cells | a monthly peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal that covers all aspects of cell and molecular biology, and biophysics. |
| centresnoun | Australia, British, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of center. |
| chains | "Chains" is a rhythm and blues song written by husband-and-wife songwriting team Gerry Goffin and Carole King. |
| coloniesnoun | A group of people who settle an area and maintain ties to their country of origin. |
| correctionalnoun | (chiefly US, Canada) Of or pertaining to the imprisonment or rehabilitation of convicted criminals. |
| correctionsnoun | (US, Canada, law) Relating to the punishment, treatment, or supervision of persons who have been convicted of a crime |
| custodynoun | The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children. |
| detainverb | (transitive) To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention. |
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