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Jail (film)
WordNet
noun
(1) 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)
verb
(2) Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
"The suspects were imprisoned without trial"
"The murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"