Synonyms for jail
dʒeɪljail

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1. jailnoun

   Synonyms:
   slammer, imprison

2. jailnoun

   To imprison.

   Synonyms:
   slammer, imprison

3. jailnoun

   Confinement in a jail.

   Synonyms:
   slammer

4. jailnoun

   school

   I have to go to jail 5 days a week.

   Synonyms:
   slammer

5. jailnoun

   The condition created by the requirement that a horse claimed in a claiming race not be run at another track for some period of time (usually 30 days).

   Synonyms:
   slammer

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1. jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky, pokeyverb

   a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

   Synonyms:
   clink, pokey, poky, slammer, jailhouse, click, gaol

2. imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remandverb

   lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

   "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

   Synonyms:
   throw out, toss out, discard, put to sleep, immure, jug, tuck away, toss away, lock, cast away, remand, lock up, remit, shut up, send back, cast aside, put behind bars, fall back, dawdle, dispose, imprison, fall behind, put aside, shut away, cast out, chuck out, toss, throw away, gaol, fling, lock in, lock away, tuck in, lag, put away, incarcerate

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1. jailnoun

   Synonyms:
   [written also, but not commonly, Gaol.] prison, penitentiary, bridewell, workhouse, TOLLBOOTH, JUG, house of correction

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1. jailnoun

   Synonyms:
   prison, lockup, calaboose, workhouse, limbo

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1. List of paraphrases for "jail":

   prison, imprisonment, prisons, thejoint, gaol, slammer, brig, hole, penitentiary, pokey, lockup, incarceration

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1. Jamey Noel:

   The only way to truly understand what was going on in the jail was to implement innocent participants into the system to provide first-hand unbiased intelligence, these brave volunteers helped us identify critical issues within our system that undercover officers would not have been able to find. We couldn’t be more thrilled with the success of this inaugural program.

2. Sheriff Rick Staly:

   Taunting the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office will only make you a bigger target on our radar, he will now get a very good look at the new jail signs which he finds ‘hilarious’ when he is booked in to the Green Roof Inn. Happy Valentine’s Day.

3. Mark Silverstein:

   We hope today's settlement sends a loud and clear message to municipal courts throughout the state to stop using jail or the threat of jail to collect debts from persons who are too poor to pay.

4. Former FEC commissioner Brad Smith:

   While some outlets have incorrectly reported that federal rules generally prohibit The PACs from providing more than $ 5,000 in services to campaigns, Scott Applewhite -RRB- Noti told Fox News that the payments were likely proper so long as The PACs were for the fair market value of the services rendered. Job Creators Network CEO Ortiz on' Thanks for nothing, AOC !' billboard in New York City. In terms of possible penalties, Scott Applewhite -RRB- Noti said that Ocasio-Cortezs campaign could be facing FEC fines if it followed bad legal advice and made reporting errors. But civil or even criminal fraud statutes, as opposed to campaign finance laws, would potentially kick in if it were determined that Saikat Chakrabarti had intentionally tried to hide the money to use for illicit expenses. Meanwhile, Former FEC commissioner Brad Smith told the Daily Caller News Foundations investigative unit that, because Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez apparently held legal control of Justice Democrats PACwhile Justice Democrats PAC was supporting Scott Applewhite -RRB- Noti campaign, thetwo committees were likely acting as affiliated committees -- andtherefore share a single contribution limit of $ 2,700 that might have been exceeded. If this were determined to be knowing and willful, they could be facing jail time, even if its not knowing and willful, it would be a clear civil violation of the act, which would require disgorgement of the contributions and civil penalties. I think theyve got some real issues here. Mondays filingcomes on the heels of a separate complaint by theWashington, D.C.-based Coolidge Reagan Foundation, which alleged last week that theBrand New New York Democratic Congressional PACmay have illegally funneled thousands of dollars to Riley Roberts, Riley Roberts. It was firstreported late last month that Justice Democrats PAC paid Riley Roberts during the early days of the Ocasio-Cortez campaign.According to FEC records, Justice Democrats PAC made two payments to Roberts one in August 2017 and one in September 2017 both for $ 3,000. CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The FEC complaint specifically cites the use of.

5. Akhilesh Tomar:

   They can punish us, throw us in jail, siphon our property but they will not be able to stop us from continuing our protest.