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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Jailing
/ˈd͡ʒeɪlɪŋ/
Synonyms for "jailing" (47 found)
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Closest matches (10)
Noun(6 words)
Strong matches (14)
dismembermentdurancedurance vileduressestrapadegalleysgantletgauntlethard laborhouse arrestimmurationimmurementimpalement
Noun(1 words)
Related words (23)
imprisonmentincarcerationinternmentkeelhaulingmartyrdompenal servitudepicketingrackrailridingrock pilestrappadotar-and-featheringterm of imprisonmentthe gantlettormenttorture
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11 entriesadministrative detentionarbitrary detentioncell confinementjuvenile detentionlife imprisonmentmass censorshippolitical imprisonmentpretrial confinementpretrial detentionshort term confinementshort term imprisonment
Collocations
7 entriesjail timejailing policyjailing practiceslength of jailingmass jailingpolitical jailingpretrial jailing
Inflections
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3 entriesSample sentences
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I'll admit that such a person is mischievous and ought to be shut up, either by jailing him or putting a plaster over his mouth, but I can't believe Jake Kasker guilty of those circulars.
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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.
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