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jail

(/dZ//eI/l )

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)(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
clink, gaol, jailhouse, pokey, poky, slammer

source: wordnet30
A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.(noun)

source: webster1913

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