JAILING Synonyms

• the state of being imprisoned

• concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

• the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them

• the state of being confined

• the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)

• a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

• holding by the police

• (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

• a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

• a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home

• jail in a local police station

• the act of locking something up to protect it

• 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)

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

• confine as if in a prison

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

• a short light metallic sound

• 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)

• make a high sound typical of glass

• make or emit a high sound

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

• 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)

• a large bottle with a narrow mouth

• the quantity contained in a jug

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

• stew in an earthenware jug

• the act of slowing down or falling behind

• the time between one event, process, or period and another

• one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket

• hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

• throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins

• cover with lagging to prevent heat loss

• 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)

• wasting time

• small and remote and insignificant

• 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)

• wasting time

• small and remote and insignificant

• the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)

• refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

• a person who closes things violently

• 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)

• place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

• throw or cast away

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

• stop using

• kill gently, as with an injection

• eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food

• turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail