jails

Meanings

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)
• plural of jail

Verb

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
• third-person singular simple present indicative of jail

Synonyms

clink, gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jailhouse, jug, lag, pokey, poky, put away, put behind bars, remand, slammer