Brig
Brig noun - A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody.
Usage example: the captain ordered that the prisoner be thrown into the brig immediately
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Joint and Brig. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 12, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/brig/joint
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