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| bastille |
a prison or jail. [1/2 definitions] |
| behind bars |
in jail or prison. |
| calaboose |
(informal) a jail or prison. |
| can2 |
(slang) jail. [1/9 definitions] |
| cell |
a small room in a prison or jail. [1/2 definitions] |
| cellmate |
a person that one shares a prison or jail cell with. |
| convict |
a person who is serving time in jail or prison. [1/2 definitions] |
| cooler |
(slang) jail. [1/3 definitions] |
| do time |
to spend time in jail or prison as a person convicted of a crime. |
| dungeon |
a dark, damp, underground jail. |
| gaol |
(chiefly British) variant of "jail." |
| house arrest |
legal confinement of a person under arrest in his or her home, a hospital, or a public building rather than in jail or prison. |
| inmate |
someone who is restricted to a jail, hospital, or the like. |
| jail |
to place in a jail. [1/2 definitions] |
| jailbird |
(informal) a person who is or who has been locked up in jail; convict. |
| jailbreak |
a forcible escape from jail. |
| jailer |
one responsible for the maintenance and security of a jail. [1/2 definitions] |
| jug |
(slang) a jail. [1/7 definitions] |
| lock1 |
to jail or keep in prison (usually followed by "up" or "in"). [1/5 definitions] |
| lockup |
a jail, esp. one where accused persons are held to await a court appearance. [2 definitions] |
| prisoner |
a person who is held in a jail or prison while on trial or after being sentenced for a crime. [1/2 definitions] |
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