jail
noun
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
have jailed
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present perfectof jail.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The official said many more children have jailed parents but aren’t in the records.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
Administration officials have stressed repeatedly that they are still working to release Whelan, whom Russian officials have jailed on espionage charges that both his family and the U.S. government say are baseless.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 11, 2022
He told Johnstone, of Kingussie, that he would have jailed him for four years if he had been convicted after a trial.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2020
Corruption investigations have jailed scores of powerful businessmen and politicians in recent years, and alienated infuriated voters.
From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2018
"If you were not a deputy of Sir William Johnson, Dunmore would have jailed you for what you said," observed the Weasel.
From Cardigan by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
