JAIL

• (noun) a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

  synonyms : clink , gaol , jailhouse , pokey , poky , slammer

• (verb) lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

  "The suspects were imprisoned without trial", "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

  synonyms : gaol , immure , imprison , incarcerate , jug , lag , put away , put behind bars , remand

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