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Jail

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(1):

(n.) A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.

(2):

(v. t.) To imprison.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Jail'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​j/jail.html. 1828.
 
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