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jail

/dʒeɪl/ · 4 letters · 4 distinct letters

  1. noun

    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)

  2. verb

    lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

    The suspects were imprisoned without trial

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