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单词 jailhouse
释义

jailhouse

noun

jail·​house ˈjāl-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce jailhouse (audio)
: jail sense 1

Synonyms

  • bastille
  • big house [slang]
  • bridewell
  • brig
  • calaboose
  • can
  • clink [slang]
  • cooler
  • coop
  • guardroom
  • hock
  • hold
  • hoosegow
  • jail
  • joint [slang]
  • jug
  • lockup
  • nick [British slang]
  • pen
  • penitentiary
  • pokey [slang]
  • prison
  • quod [British slang]
  • slam
  • slammer
  • stir [slang]
  • stockade
  • tolbooth [Scottish]
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Example Sentences

received a tip from an informant inside the county jailhouse
Recent Examples on the Web To disprove that claim, prosecutors relied on testimony from a prolific jailhouse informant. Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 But prosecutors had built their case on problematic bite-mark evidence and a jailhouse informant. Lori Rozsa, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2022 White had worked with Boen as a Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputy and was working at the Franklin County jail when one of the three people Boen had allegedly assaulted was brought into the jailhouse. Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2022 Rachal Dollard is not the first to be arrested for a jailhouse kiss that turned fatal. Brittany Shammas, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022 An appellate court overturned murder convictions of three Santa Clara County deputy sheriffs for the 2015 jailhouse beating death of Michael Tyree. Gale Holland, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2022 Raymond Beltran and Nikolas Cruz during a jailhouse fight in 2018, during the penalty phase of Cruz's trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on July 27, 2022. CBS News, 27 July 2022 Fearing the verdict might be reversed upon appeal, a mob of masked white men dragged Cooper from his cell and hung him from a sycamore tree outside the Towson jailhouse. Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun, 4 June 2022 Barrett, in a jailhouse call with his grandmother played last week in court, identified himself as the shooter but decided not to testify during Almandinger and Renfro’s sentencings over his fear of new federal charges. Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

jailhouse

noun

jail·​house ˈjāl-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce jailhouse (audio)
: jail

jailhouse

noun

as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody received a tip from an informant inside the county jailhouse

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • jail
  • penitentiary
  • prison
  • brig
  • stockade
  • lockup
  • bridewell
  • calaboose
  • hoosegow
  • slammer
  • pen
  • bastille
  • guardroom
  • pokey
  • cage
  • big house
  • coop
  • tolbooth
  • clink
  • cooler
  • jug
  • cell
  • hock
  • dungeon
  • quod
  • slam
  • joint
  • tank
  • can
  • nick
  • stir
  • guardhouse
  • ward
  • gulag
  • hold
  • bull pen
  • stalag
  • hole
  • reformatory
  • oubliette
  • block
  • prison camp
  • glasshouse
  • labor camp
  • keep
  • hulk(s)
  • concentration camp
  • work camp
  • reform school
  • training school

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • outside
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