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in jail

in jail prepositional phrase: in a jail, as a prisoner.

Prepositional phrase

  1. In a jail, as a prisoner.

Synonyms of in jail

Questions about in jail

What does in jail mean?
In jail means in a jail, as a prisoner.
What part of speech is in jail?
In jail is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in jail in the dictionary

  1. in isolation
  2. in it
  3. in its entirety
  4. in its totality
  5. in itself
  6. in jail
  7. in jest
  8. in jig time
  9. in keeping with
  10. in key
  11. in kid

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