jailing
Locking someone up
Jailing is the act of putting someone in jail, or the state of being confined there.
The word emphasizes the process or experience rather than the institution: The jailing of protesters drew international criticism.
It can describe both the initial arrest and the ongoing confinement: His jailing lasted three months.
Confinement for offenders
- cellBasic unit of life
- barsRods, taverns, or measures
- lockupTemporary detention facility
- detentionTemporary official holding
custody · penitentiary · dungeon · gaol · cellblock · holding · solitary · captivity
Seize by law
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- bailCourt-set release payment
- chargesAmounts owed or alleged
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
trial · verdict · sentence · conviction · defendant · prosecutor · defense attorney · judge
Complete thought, grammatically
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- deterrencePrevention via threatened consequences
justice · accountability · conviction · hard time · time served · mandatory minimum · life sentence · criminal justice
Confined facility resident
- prisonerConfined criminal detainee
- convictJailed offender after trial
- felonSerious crime perpetrator
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
guard · correctional officer · cellmate · accused · defendant · turnkey · prison population · lifer
Locking wrist restraints
- shacklesMetal bonds for prisoners
- chainsLinked metal restraints
- manaclesWrist shackles for prisoners
- cuffsSleeve or wrist bands
fetters · restraints · bars · cage · cell door · prison walls · razor wire · guard tower
Improve by correcting faults
- paroleConditional early release
- probationSupervised trial period
- reentryComing back in
- reintegrationRestoration to a group
recidivism · counseling · vocational training · work release · good behavior · early release · halfway house · parole board
prison
Confinement for offenders
detention · custody · penitentiary · dungeon · gaol · cellblock · holding · solitary · captivity · internment
arrest
Seize by law
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- bailCourt-set release payment
- chargesAmounts owed or alleged
indictment · trial · verdict · sentence · conviction · defendant · prosecutor · defense attorney · judge · courtroom
sentence
Complete thought, grammatically
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
deterrence · justice · accountability · conviction · hard time · time served · mandatory minimum · life sentence · criminal justice · punitive
inmate
Confined facility resident
warden · guard · correctional officer · cellmate · accused · defendant · turnkey · prison population · lifer · first-time offender
handcuffs
Locking wrist restraints
cuffs · fetters · restraints · bars · cage · cell door · prison walls · razor wire · guard tower · jumpsuit
reform
Improve by correcting faults
reintegration · recidivism · counseling · vocational training · work release · good behavior · early release · halfway house · parole board · rehabilitation program
- containingcontaining, enclosing, encasing, wrapping, enveloping
- criminal lawcrime, felony, misdemeanor, murder, robbery
jailingfreeing
Releasing from confinement
releasing · liberating · setting free · letting go · emancipating
jailingacquitting
Declaring legally innocent
exonerating · absolving · clearing · pardoning · vindicating
jail, jailed, jails, jailer, imprisonment, jailbird, jailhouse, detainee, jailers