By the time you get out of jail, she'll probably have gotten married.
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Jail
/d͡ʒeɪl/
Synonyms for "jail" (233 found)
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Noun(18 words)
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Verb(11 words)
Noun(47 words)
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incarcerateincludeindustrial schoolinterninternment campjailhousejugkeepkennellabor campleaguerlock inlock uplockupmaximum-security prisonmewmew upminimum-security prisonnickoubliette
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Finnish
1 entries- vankila noun (dodgeball: area for confinement)
Sample sentences
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In the end, he landed in jail.
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The notorious rebel was ultimately captured and confined to jail.
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The rebel was ultimately captured and confined to jail.
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