nnoun.artifacta 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)Synset:clink jail jailhouse pokey poky slammer
Derivationally Related Form:jailgaol
Hypernyms:correctional institution
Inherited Hypernyms:jailcorrectional institutionpenal institutioninstitutionestablishmentstructureartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:bastilleholding cellhoosegowhoosgowhouse of correctionlockupworkhouse
Full Hyponyms:bastilleholding cellhoosegowhouse of correctionlockupworkhouse
vverb.sociallock up or confine, in or as in a jailTopic:jurisprudencelaw
Synset:immure imprison incarcerate jail jug lag put away put behind bars remand
Examples:- The suspects were imprisoned without trial
- the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life
Derivationally Related Form:imprisonmentgaolerimmurementjailincarcerationjailerremandjailorgaol
Hypernyms:confine detain
Inherited Hypernyms:imprisonconfine
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | They want to --- the prisoners (apply to: incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, remand, immure, imprison, gaol, put behind bars, put away)