To put in jail

• lock

  1. A device operated by a key, combination, or keycard and used, as on a door, for holding, closing, or securing.
  2. A section of a waterway, such as a canal, closed off with gates, in which vessels in transit are raised or lowered by raising or lowering the water level of that section.
  3. A mechanism in a firearm for exploding the charge.

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  1. A device operated by a key, combination, or keycard and used, as on a door, for holding, closing, or securing.
  2. A section of a waterway, such as a canal, closed off with gates, in which vessels in transit are raised or lowered by raising or lowering the water level of that section.
  3. A mechanism in a firearm for exploding the charge.

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• jail

  1. A place of detention, especially for persons who are accused of committing a crime and have not been released on bail or for persons who are serving short sentences after conviction of a misdemeanor.
  2. Detention in a jail.
  3. To detain in a jail.

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  1. A place of detention, especially for persons who are accused of committing a crime and have not been released on bail or for persons who are serving short sentences after conviction of a misdemeanor.
  2. Detention in a jail.
  3. To detain in a jail.

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• incarcerate

  1. To put in a prison or jail.
  2. To shut in; confine.

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  1. To put in a prison or jail.
  2. To shut in; confine.

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• imprison

  1. To put in or as if in prison; confine.

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  1. To put in or as if in prison; confine.

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• immure

  1. To confine within or as if within walls; imprison.
  2. To build into a wall:
  3. To entomb in a wall.

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  1. To confine within or as if within walls; imprison.
  2. To build into a wall:
  3. To entomb in a wall.

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• detain

  1. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard:
  2. To keep in custody or confinement:
  3. To retain or withhold (payment or property, for example).

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  1. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard:
  2. To keep in custody or confinement:
  3. To retain or withhold (payment or property, for example).

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• confine

  1. To keep within bounds; restrict:
  2. To shut or keep in, especially to imprison.
  3. To restrict in movement:

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  1. To keep within bounds; restrict:
  2. To shut or keep in, especially to imprison.
  3. To restrict in movement:

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