28 entries under jail topic. ×

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clink(noun, free, slang)
8
pen(noun, free, informal)
8
prison(noun, keep, free, fortification, pen)
8
slammer(noun, keep, free, slang, fortification)
7
cooler(noun, free, slang)
7
jailhouse(noun, keep, fortification, cell, stronghold)
7
stir(noun, free, slang, informal)
6
can(noun, free, slang, informal)
5
lockup(noun, free, informal)
5
penitentiary(noun, free)
4
keep(noun, free, fortification, pen, cell)
4
reformatory
3
brig(noun, free)
3
house of correction(noun, free)
2
cell(noun, keep, fortification, stronghold, presidio)
2
joint(noun, free, slang, informal)
2
penal institution(noun, expression, idiom)
2
solitary(noun, informal)
1
bastille(noun, keep, fortification, pen, cell)
1
bullpen(noun, keep, fortification, cell, stronghold)
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