Jail synonyms
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A cell is defined as the smallest unit of an organism with a nucleus.
death-house
Syn. death row.
throw in stir
(Slang) A bottle of whiskey
A building, usually with cells, where convicted criminals, esp. those serving longer sentences, are confined
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A camp or premises in which persons considered to be undesirable by those who control it are hidden away, mistreated, and even killed.
One that slams:
In ancient warfare, a tower for defense or attack; small fortress
debtor's prison
(Informal) A jail, especially one in which offenders are held while awaiting a court hearing.
A penitentiary.
(Slang) A jail
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To shut in; confine.
put in the clink
(Place, proper) A small dungeon at Calcutta: it was once believed that over 100 Europeans were confined there one night in 1756 by their Indian captors and died from heat and lack of air
Limbo is defined as a state where you uncertainly await something important, such as a decision about your future or, in some Christian religions, a place where babies go after they die if they have not been baptized.
To keep from proceeding; delay or retard:
throw away the keys
send up the river
imprison (related)
To restrict, limit, or confine in any way
(U.S. Navy) A place where offenders are temporarily confined, as on a warship
An enclosed area for catching or keeping fish, esp. the inner section of a pound net
sponging-house
(Historical) A place of temporary confinement for debtors, kept by a bailiff, where debtors were sponged of all money they had on themselves, before being transferred to debtor's prison.
(Onomatopoeia) The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass.
throw into the dungeon
To set aside in a fund rather than spend as prescribed:
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The fuel reservoir of a vehicle.
correctional-facility
(Chiefly US) A prison, reformatory, or similar institution in which people are confined for the purpose of punishment and/or social rehabilitation.
The definition of a pen is a small yard or animal enclosure, or an tool used to draw or write with ink.
To shut up within or as within walls; imprison, confine, or seclude
A penal institution for the discipline, reformation, and training of young or first offenders.
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penal settlement
An underground prison or vault, typically built underneath a castle.
oubliette
A concealed dungeon having a trap door in the ceiling as its only opening
To impose a sentence on (a criminal defendant found guilty, for example).
liberate (antonym)
(Slang) To steal or loot, esp. from a defeated enemy in wartime
discharge (antonym)
To release, as from confinement, care, or duty:
An institution for the confinement of persons convicted of minor criminal offenses.
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Any jail or other place of confinement including work camps, jails, reformatories, penitentiaries, and correctional institutions.
The act of placing the object into the goal.
carcel
(Historical) A former unit to measure the intensity of light, approximately 9.74 candelas
A jail for the detention of military personnel guilty of minor offenses or awaiting court-martial.
A room used by guards on duty.
To stop; check:
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(Botany) A point on a plant stem from which a leaf or branch grows.
acquit (antonym)
In criminal law, to clear a person, to release or set him free, or to discharge him from an accusation of committing a criminal offense after a judicial finding that he is not guilty of the crime or after the court or prosecution determines that the case should not continue after the criminal trial has started. See also autrefois acquit and double jeopardy.
free (antonym)
Free means to release or let go.
To intern is defined as to detain and keep someone or something from moving.
To equip (a canal, etc.) with a lock or locks
A place for incarcerating prisoners; a jail.
(Games) To determine the order of play by hitting or shooting a ball toward a mark, as in marbles or billiards, with the player whose ball stops closest to the mark going first.
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To send back (a person) into legal custody, as to a jail or prison.
in-prison (related)
convict (related)
behind-bars (related)
jailed (related)
federal-prison (related)
murder (related)
re-convicted (related)
A ledger or register recording particular transactions or events such as financial transactions and police arrests. To enter or record the details of a transaction or event into such a book. The process at a police station of completing an arrest, including fingerprinting and photographing the defendant.
freedom (antonym)
The condition of not being constrained or restricted in a specific aspect of life by a government or other power:
release (antonym)
To set free from confinement or bondage:
Find another word for jail. In this page you can discover 84 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for jail, like: cell, death-house, throw in stir, stir, jug, calaboose, prison, concentration-camp, slammer, bastille and debtor's prison.