jail

/d‍ʒˈe‍ɪl/

/ˈdʒeɪɫ/

Jail

a place where criminals are put into by law as a form of punishment for their crimes

synonyms : clink

to jail

MAIN VERB

lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

synonyms : gaol

Examples

1. He is serving a ten-year jail sentence.

2. He was holding, and the police hauled him off to jail.

3. You go along with this or else you're going to jail.

4. This time he gets a free pass but if he does it again, he’ll be sent to jail.