jail
noun
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
are jailing
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present progressiveof jail.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Can we really call ourselves a just society if we are jailing folks for their neurochemical profile?
From Slate ● Mar. 3, 2019
