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Definition of "jailhouse" []

  • A place for incarcerating prisoners; a jail. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "jailhouse" in a sentence
  • "After the guys vanquish the demon, the FBI agent realizes they were telling the truth and prepares to release them, but Ruby (guest star Katie Cassidy) shows up to a warn Sam and Dean that the jailhouse is surrounded by a band of demons with a powerful new leader who wants Sam dead."
  • "She does not want to see a law against clothing, but said she thinks teenagers are sending a message with a way of dressing that is based in jailhouse behavior."
  • "Small towns can control the criminal element better -- everybody knows who the crooks are, I guess, and the food in the jailhouse is not as good ........ (grits and molasses)"
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