jail
noun
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
is jailing
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present progressiveof jail (3rd person singular).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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She said the state is jailing prisoners for “way too long” and that corrections officials “are antiquated in our thinking about treatment.”
From Washington Times ● Jul. 16, 2018
Only in the case of something like a lost job is jailing out of bounds, he said.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 24, 2018
Part of the reason is simple numbers: The U.S. is jailing people faster than the public can pay for them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2015
