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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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);
[syn: jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky, pokey]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

jailhouse n 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) [syn: jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky, pokey]