Asylum and Jail

Asylum

Asylum noun - A place where insane people are cared for.

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

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

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

Nearby Words: jailed, jailer, jailing, jailor

old	old asylum	old jail
juvenile	juvenile asylum	juvenile jail
full	full asylum	full jail
special	special asylum	special jail
Other adjectives: normal, brutal, small, actual, real, hellish, private, personal, military, titular, maximum, local, nearby.

This frequently lands him in jail or the asylum, for his own safety.

Source: Radio / Troll Cops
He accepts the offer to be placed in an asylum instead of a jail, but once there he gets horrified with how the staff treats the inmates including himself.

Source: Jaywalking Will Ruin Your Life
Instead of being sent to jail, most Batman villains are sent to an easily escapable insane asylum.

Source: Joker Immunity

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