jail
B2Frequent NGSL-3UK /dʒeɪl/US /dʒeɪl/
Meaning
noun
a prison
“She spent a year in jail.”
verb
to put somebody in prison
“be jailed (for something), He was jailed for life for murder.”
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“in jail they W they won't let you work”
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