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jail/(Brit) gaol
,
prison house
,
dungeon
,
oubliette
,
lock-up
,
penal institution
,
house of correction
,
correctional institution
,
reformatory
,
house of detention
,
confinement
,
detention
,
(Old-fashioned) reform school
,
(Military) guardhouse
,
(Brit) remand centre
,
detention centre
,
remand home
,
community home
,
(Military) glasshouse
,
(Formal) CHE (community home with education on the premises)
,
(Old-fashioned) approved school
,
(US) penitentiary
,
(Military) brig
,
(Archaic) (Brit) bridewell
,
(Slang) clink
,
can
,
cooler
,
jug
,
stir
,
(Brit) quod
,
chokey/choky
,
(US/Canadian) pokey/poky
,
(US) pen
,
calaboose
,
slammer
,
hoosegow
,
(Old-fashioned) big house
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prison house
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