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(noun) jailhouse, slammer, gaol, clink, pokey, poky
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) remand, put away, put behind bars, jug, lag, immure, imprison, incarcerate, gaol
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