jail

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Noun

1. A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful [[custody]] or detention, especially {{lb|en|in US usage}} a place where people are held for minor [[offense]]s or with reference to some future [[judicial]] proceeding.
2. {{lb|en|uncountable}} Confinement in a jail.
3. {{lb|en|horse racing|uncountable}} The condition created by the requirement that a horse claimed in a [[claiming race]] not be run at another track for some period of time (usually 30 days).
4. In [[dodgeball]] and related games, the area where [[player]]s who have been struck by the ball are confined.
5. {{lb|en|computing|[[FreeBSD]]|usually uncountable}} A kind of [[sandbox]] for running a [[guest]] [[operating system]] [[instance]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[imprison]], [[incarcerate]], [[enjail]].

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