Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky, pokeya correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) Verbs
(v)imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remandlock up or confine, in or as in a jail“The suspects were imprisoned without trial”,
“the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life”