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Jail

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1 English

1.1 Noun

1.1.1 Variant spelling
1.1.2 Synonyms
1.1.3 Translations

1.2 Transitive verb

1.2.1 Synonyms
1.2.2 Translations

1.3 Derived terms

English

Noun

jail (countable and uncountable; plural jails)

Variant spelling

gaol (old-fashioned British)

A prison.
(uncountable) Confinement in a jail.

Synonyms

See prison

Translations

See prison

Transitive verb

to jail (jailing, jailed)

To imprison.

Synonyms

See imprison

Translations

See imprison

Derived terms

jailbait
jailbird
jailer
jail sentence

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WordNet Definitions

The noun "jail" has one sense:

jail

The verb "jail" has one sense:

jail

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