Jailing

//ˈd͡ʒeɪlɪŋ// noun, verb

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Definitions

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

Synonyms

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imprisonmentincarcerationcaptivityclose arrestconfinementdetention

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"The Australian Prime Minister has said that he does not intend to engage in megaphone diplomacy with Egypt over the jailing of an Australian journalist."

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