in jail
Locked up inside
In jail describes someone currently incarcerated, held in a detention facility.
The phrase applies whether someone is awaiting trial or serving a sentence: Her brother is in jail for assault.
Figuratively, it can describe feeling trapped or confined: Working weekends feels like being in jail.
Confined facility resident
- cellmateFellow prisoner, same room
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- jumpsuitOne-piece body garment
orange jumpsuit · shackles · handcuffs · visitation · commissary · yard · bunk · chow
Court-set release payment
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- bondBinding tie or connection
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
charges · plea · indictment · trial · conviction · acquittal · appeal · defendant
Complete thought, grammatically
- timeMeasured passage of moments
- stretchPull to extend
- bidOffer to purchase
- convictionFirmly held belief
felony · misdemeanor · rap sheet · criminal record · doing time · serving time · hard time · punishment
inmate
Confined facility resident
- cellmateFellow prisoner, same room
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
- guardWatchful defensive attention
jumpsuit · orange jumpsuit · shackles · handcuffs · visitation · commissary · yard · bunk · chow · lights out
bail
Court-set release payment
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- bondBinding tie or connection
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
sentence · charges · plea · indictment · trial · conviction · acquittal · appeal · defendant · prosecution
sentence
Complete thought, grammatically
conviction · felony · misdemeanor · rap sheet · criminal record · doing time · serving time · hard time · punishment · penalty
cell
Basic unit of life
custody · captivity · imprisonment · detention · holding · cage · behind bars · locked up · confined · trapped
- captivitycaptive, prisoner, detained, imprisoned, prison
in jailfree
Without payment or restriction
at liberty · on the outside · out · released · liberated
in jailexonerated
Cleared of wrongdoing
acquitted · cleared · vindicated · pardoned · innocent
in, jail, jailed, jails, jailer, jailing, jailhouse, incarcerate, incarceration