Answer and Jail

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Answer noun - Something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question.

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Jail and answer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Jail" instead a noun "Answer".

Jail noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.

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Answer and jail are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Answer" instead a noun "Jail".

Nearby Words: jailed, jailer, jailing, jailor

common	common answer	common jail
stupid	stupid answer	stupid jail
actual	actual answer	actual jail
real	real answer	real jail
Other adjectives: big, bad, different.

But when Peterson is dragged off to jail for Waters' death, Davenport realizes to his horror he can't answer his own question, and starts crying.

Source: Film / A Soldier's Story
If you do get asked this in jail, it is generally advised to answer truthfully, since if you avoid answering you may be suspected of child molestation.

Source: What Are You in For?
The horror-comedy Ava's Possessions is similar, with its protagonist being a young woman who recently endured a Demonic Possession and now has to answer for all the things that the demon made her do, which cost her her job and her friends and may well get her thrown in jail.

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