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
CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
If convicted of abetting a public servant, Ong could be jailed for up to two years, fined, or both.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
Singapore Reuters — A Singapore court charged a property billionaire on Friday with obstructing justice and abetting offenses by a disgraced ex-transport minister jailed a day earlier in the city-state’s high-profile government graft case.
—Reuters, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
The nation’s last cabinet minister charged with graft was Wee Toon Boon, who was found guilty in 1975 and jailed for accepting gifts.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
He could be jailed for up to seven years, fined, or both, if convicted of abetting and obstruction of justice.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
Shelley Luther, a beautician who was jailed for refusing to close her hair salon in Dallas during the pandemic, won the primary for a House seat this March after two failed campaigns supported by Dunn and Wilks.
—Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024
He was taken into custody Tuesday night and remained jailed there without bond Wednesday.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
He could be jailed for up to 10 years if convicted.
—Afp, Fortune Europe, 1 Oct. 2024
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Jennifer Gledhill, 41 of Cottonwood Heights, was arrested Wednesday and is jailed in Salt Lake County without bond, according to court records.
—CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
If convicted of abetting a public servant, Ong could be jailed for up to two years, fined, or both.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
Singapore Reuters — A Singapore court charged a property billionaire on Friday with obstructing justice and abetting offenses by a disgraced ex-transport minister jailed a day earlier in the city-state’s high-profile government graft case.
—Reuters, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
The nation’s last cabinet minister charged with graft was Wee Toon Boon, who was found guilty in 1975 and jailed for accepting gifts.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
He could be jailed for up to seven years, fined, or both, if convicted of abetting and obstruction of justice.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
Shelley Luther, a beautician who was jailed for refusing to close her hair salon in Dallas during the pandemic, won the primary for a House seat this March after two failed campaigns supported by Dunn and Wilks.
—Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024
He was taken into custody Tuesday night and remained jailed there without bond Wednesday.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
He could be jailed for up to 10 years if convicted.
—Afp, Fortune Europe, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jailed
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Katie was murdered as a 7-year-old girl; where her murderer lives, imprisoned or paroled, makes no difference in our lives.Liam Quinn, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
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Convicted and imprisoned in 2000, the plucky criminal escaped jail and then evaded capture by holing up for months in a Toys ‘r Us and Circuit City store in North Carolina.Justin Kroll, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2024
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There is also a section on the American pilots held captive here, and the late Sen. John McCain's flight suit is part of the museum's collection.Catherine Garcia, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
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The traveler is often captive to the slow-moving, and the marvelous, and the memorable, in strangeness.Paul Theroux, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024
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The document states that transgender inmates may require access to individual counseling, emotional support, and medical care such as hormone therapy, surgery, and more while incarcerated based on their individualized assessment.Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
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These ads came up in a Fox News interview with Harris, in which she was asked about her past statements about access to gender-affirming care for people who are incarcerated or detained.Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Jailed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jailed. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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