jail

pluraljails

conjugation jailing - jailed - jailed

noun: a place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime
- He was sentenced to six months in jail.
- No one should be in jail without a trial.
- A dozen prisoners escaped from jail when a fire started, and all the doors were unlocked to let firemen fight the blaze.
- Do you think jail helps criminals become better citizens?
- They spent ten years in jail for fraud.
verb: to put someone in jail
- The activist was jailed without trial.
- He was jailed for tax evasion.