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Definition jail in American English

jail noun

[countable/uncountable] noun
/dʒeɪl/
1

a place where people are put after they have been arrested, or where people go as punishment for a crime

Example

the county jail

Example

Adam spent 3 years in jail for drug possession.

Example

She's been sent to jail for murder.

Example

He was stealing again, two months after getting out of jail.

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Definition jail in American English