as in arrested
taken and held prisoner
the jailed protestors were noisily demanding to see their lawyers
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as in imprisoned
to put in or as if in prison
threatened to jail the punks if they so much as jaywalked
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Recent Examples of jailed
Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, Andrew Griggs — who was found guilty of murdering Debbie Griggs and jailed for life in 2019 — appeared at Canterbury Crown Court on Wednesday, March 19.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Any of us may be stripped of citizenship, jailed, deported.
—Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025
Reyes was jailed over a July 2023 confrontation with a man and another woman on Neptune Ave.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
She was jailed on a $75,000 cash-only bond, according to court records.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
For years, the prison has been the subject of investigations by reporters and advocates who have found thousands of innocent people have been jailed there without due process.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
They will be jailed for at least one year, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele said in a statement on X, following a deal brokered between the two countries in February.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
He was jailed on a 150,000 bond, according to the court records.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
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Lundy has remained jailed since his November arrest, and his attorney did not respond to requests for comment.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, Andrew Griggs — who was found guilty of murdering Debbie Griggs and jailed for life in 2019 — appeared at Canterbury Crown Court on Wednesday, March 19.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Any of us may be stripped of citizenship, jailed, deported.
—Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025
Reyes was jailed over a July 2023 confrontation with a man and another woman on Neptune Ave.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
She was jailed on a $75,000 cash-only bond, according to court records.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
For years, the prison has been the subject of investigations by reporters and advocates who have found thousands of innocent people have been jailed there without due process.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
They will be jailed for at least one year, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele said in a statement on X, following a deal brokered between the two countries in February.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
He was jailed on a 150,000 bond, according to the court records.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jailed
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In the sixth episode of Season 3, the 1990s timeline begins with a montage of Natalie (Sophie Thatcher) bringing meals to Coach Scott, who is imprisoned in the animal pen.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
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In the third still is Stan, talking to someone on the phone with most of the team imprisoned.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Dozens of Israeli hostages are still being held captive by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
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Six people in Ohio are accused of holding a man captive for about a week and repeatedly beating him with a metal baseball bat.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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Mah’s legislation called for allowing youths incarcerated for lengthy sentences to be eligible for resentencing by a judge who should take the age and maturity level of the person seeking the resentencing into consideration.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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More than 7,000 people, including immigrants, are incarcerated on Rikers.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Jailed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jailed. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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