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Jailing

//ˈd͡ʒeɪlɪŋ// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    An instance of a person being jailed.

    "Efforts to unionize were routinely met with clubbings, shootings, jailings, blacklistings and executions, perpetrated not only by well-armed legions of company goons, but also by police officers, deputies, National Guardsmen and even regular soldiers."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of jail form-of, gerund, participle, present

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