as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
received a tip from an informant inside the county jailhouse
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Recent Examples of jailhouse
Immediately after his release, Levy told reporters outside the jailhouse that he got caught in the middle of a situation trying to break up a fight over the bill.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
Tory Lanez was held in contempt of court for refusing to answer basic questions during his third jailhouse deposition in Megan Thee Stallion’s defamation lawsuit against YouTube blogger Milagro Gramz.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2025
Walshe, who survived a jailhouse shanking in September, appeared in court wearing a dark suit with his hands shackled in front of him.
—Michael Ruiz , Andrew Fone, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Epstein’s crimes, high-profile connections and jailhouse suicide have made the case a magnet for conspiracy theorists and online sleuths seeking proof of a cover-up.
—Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jailhouse
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According to online jail records, his bail was set at $250,000.—
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The cost of Kansas City’s temporary jail facility could jump by nearly $4 million as a city committee recommend additional funding and waiving environmental building standards to keep the project on track for completion before the 2026 FIFA World Cup.—
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The Department of Justice said Steven Anthony Cowles, 45, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.—
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The two counts of second-degree assault could carry up to seven years in prison each, if convicted.—
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But he was most likely transferred there to help publicize the new penitentiary, nicknamed The Rock.—
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James was on his way to pick up an immigrant in the federal penitentiary who had finished a criminal sentence.—
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“Jailhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jailhouse. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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