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Another word for jailed

Modifier
    2. See also:

    arrest

    under-arrest

    confined

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Sentence Examples

  • These nineteenth-century performers never actually disrobed, but they were harassed, fined, and occasionally jailed for pulling up their skirts, flashing their underwear, and swiveling their hips in a way that evoked the throes of passion.

  • I remembered the name Martha mentioned, Willard Humphries, thought guilty, but jailed for a lesser crime.

  • He was arrested and jailed.

  • They stopped looking for Annie's abductor when you were jailed for another crime.

  • They even jailed him a couple of times, just for being rowdy.

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