jailed

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Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Being in captivity: The state of being confined in a jail or prison as a result of legal action or authority. It describes a person who is deprived of liberty and held in custody.
Usage
  • The adjective "jailed" is used to describe a person's status or condition. It typically follows a linking verb (e.g., , , ) or comes before a noun.
  • It is the past participle form of the verb "to jail," used adjectivally.
Examples
  • Following a linking verb:
    • The activist was jailed for protesting without a permit.
    • After the verdict, the corrupt official remained jailed for five years.
  • Before a noun (attributive position):
    • The lawyer visited her jailed client.
    • The report highlighted the conditions for jailed individuals.
Advanced Usage
  • "to be jailed": This is the most common construction, indicating the state of imprisonment.
    • He is currently jailed on charges of fraud.
  • "to get jailed": An informal way to describe the process of being put in jail.
    • If you break the law, you could get jailed.
Variants and Related Words
  • Jail (verb): To put someone in jail.
    • The judge decided to jail the offender.
  • Jail (noun): A place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime.
    • He spent a night in the county jail.
  • Jailer/Jailor (noun): A person who is in charge of a jail or the prisoners in it.
    • The jailer brought the prisoner his meal.
Synonyms
  • Imprisoned: Confined in a prison.
  • Incarcerated: Confined in a prison or similar institution (often more formal).
  • Locked up: Confined, especially in a jail (informal).
  • Behind bars: In prison (idiomatic).
Antonyms
  • Free: Not under the control or in the power of another; able to act or be done as one wishes.
  • Released: Allowed to go free.
  • Liberated: Set free from imprisonment or oppression.
Related Phrases and Idioms
  • To be put behind bars: To be sent to prison.
    • The gang leader was finally put behind bars.
  • To do time: To serve a prison sentence (informal).
    • He did time for armed robbery.
Adjective
  1. being in captivity

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