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jail: see prison prison, place of confinement for the punishment and rehabilitation of criminals. By the end of the 18th cent. imprisonment was the chief mode of punishment for all but capital crimes. ..... Click the link for more information. . jail, gaol a place for the confinement of persons convicted and sentenced to imprisonment or of persons awaiting trial to whom bail is not granted How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Coming forward might get these killers put behind bars, but there are many, many others, and they will seek revenge. In Europe people are starting to be put behind bars for saying what they think," warned Palko, citing the Green case as an illustration of why the KDH opposed a recently adopted anti-discrimination law in Slovakia. Minorities are being put behind bars for things that would be unthinkable if they were white, middle class kids. |
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