jail

  1. Noun.  A place for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody or detention, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.
  2. Noun.  (uncountable) Confinement in a jail.
  3. Noun.  (slang) school.
  4. Noun.  (context, horse racing) The condition created by the requirement that a horse claimed in a claiming race not be run at another track for some period of time (usually 30 days).
  5. Verb.  To imprison.

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