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jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky, pokey | a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) | |
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imprison, jail, jug, put away, remand, lag, incarcerate, immure, put behind bars, gaol | [in law] lock up or confine, in or as in a jail |