jailed 1 of 2

adjective

as in arrested
taken and held prisoner the jailed protestors were noisily demanding to see their lawyers

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jailed

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verb

past tense of jail
as in imprisoned
to put in or as if in prison threatened to jail the punks if they so much as jaywalked

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Recent Examples of jailed
Adjective
On many mornings, shackled migrants plead guilty to military trespass charges rather than remain jailed awaiting trial. — Agnel Philip, ProPublica, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
In 2020, she was jailed for taking part in an anti-police brutality protest near the Kremlin with Pussy Riot, clad in their synonymous pink balaclavas. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 The divorced father of two was jailed for a minimum of eight hours under Florida law before being released on bail. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026 Arriviello remains jailed without bond at the New River Valley Regional Jail, officials told Fox News Digital. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Authorities said Woody was not believed to be armed or dangerous; he had been jailed on nonviolent charges. — Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Chow, Lee and Ho were prominent figures within Hong Kong’s now-defunct democracy movement, which has seen most of its leaders either jailed, fled overseas or fallen silent. — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 After being jailed, Frederick Spears posted bond and was released. — Doug Myers, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Davis, 63, has pleaded not guilty to one count of murder with use of a deadly weapon and has been jailed since his arrest in September 2023. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026 Many leading activists have been jailed under the same law, including pro-democracy former media tycoon Jimmy Lai. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jailed
  1. imprisoned
  2. interned
  3. captive
  4. incarcerated
Adjective
  • Last year, the PKK — considered a terrorist organization by Turkey and its Western allies — announced its decision to disband, following a call by its imprisoned leader, Abdullah Ocalan.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The move came in response to a call from its imprisoned leader, Abdullah Ocalan.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of imprisoned
Verb
  • Black Americans were struggling against the legacy of Jim Crow, and Abdeen interned with Ernest Goodman, a civil-rights lawyer who was reviving the National Lawyers Guild, a collective of progressive legal professionals.
    — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
  • During her collegiate studies, Jones actually interned for NBC 5 back during the summer of 2022.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of interned
Adjective
  • Insurers as a captive funding source for a broader financial empire is now a mainstream private-credit playbook, and the SEC probe is effectively its first stress-test if existing rules can catch it before it’s brought into public view.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The reptile dealers need to be more conscientious, and there needs to be more captive breeding.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of captive
Verb
  • People incarcerated at the Attica Correctional Facility in New York initiated an uprising by taking control of the prison, demanding better living conditions and rights.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Dave Evans, a spokesperson for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, said Sunday that Vasquez had been released from custody while Felix remained incarcerated at the Lower Buckeye Jail in Phoenix.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of incarcerated

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“Jailed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jailed. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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