jail

jail, n. A local government’s detention center where persons awaiting trial or those convicted of misdemeanors are confined. — Also spelled (esp. in BrE) gaol. — Also termed holding cell; lockup; jailhouse; house of detention; community correctional center. Cf. PRISON. [Cases: Prisons

1. C.J.S. Prisons and Rights of Prisoners §§ 2–3.] — jail, vb.

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