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JAIL

Definition:

[noun] 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)
Synonyms: house, gaol, clink, slammer
[verb] lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
Synonyms: imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jug, gaol, put away, remand