Synonyms: jail, jailhouse, slammer, gaol, clink, pokey, poky
Definition: 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)
Similar words: correctional institution
Definition: a penal institution maintained by the government
Synonyms: remand, put away, put behind bars, jail, jug, lag, immure, imprison, incarcerate, gaol
Definition: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
Usage: The suspects were imprisoned without trial; the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life