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black jail

black jail noun: a facility in which individuals are detained by the state without access to legal process or representation.

Noun

black jail (plural black jails)

  1. A facility in which individuals are detained by the state without access to legal process or representation.

Forms of black jail

pluralblack jails

Questions about black jail

What does black jail mean?
Black jail means a facility in which individuals are detained by the state without access to legal process or representation.
What part of speech is black jail?
Black jail is a noun.
What is the plural of black jail?
The plural of black jail is black jails.

Words near black jail in the dictionary

  1. black iron
  2. Black Isle
  3. black ivory
  4. black jack
  5. black jacks
  6. black jail
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  8. black jaundice
  9. Black Joe cake
  10. Black Joe cakes
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