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jail

noun
A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention: brig, house of correction, keep, penitentiary, prison. Informal: lockup, pen 3. Slang: big house, can, clink, cooler, coop, hoosegow, joint, jug, pokey 1, slammer, stir 2. Chiefly Regional: calaboose. See free
verb
To put in jail: confine, detain, immure, imprison, incarcerate, intern, lock (up). See free

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