Definition of Jail
Jail
jail
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(noun)
a place where people are confined if they have been accused or declared guilty of a crime, or the state of being confined in such a place;
e.g. The robbers were held in jail until their court date. The murdered was sentenced to jail for several years.
(verb)
to confine someone in or as if in a prison or jail;
e.g. The judge ruled to jail the criminal for ten years.
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