Jail and Rule

Jail

Jail verb - To put in or as if in prison.

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Rule and jail are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rule" instead a verb "Jail".

Nearby Words: jailed, jailer, jailing, jailor

Rule verb - To exercise authority or power over.

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Jail and rule are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Jail" instead a verb "Rule".

Nearby Words: ruling, ruler, ruled

human	human jail	human rule
old	old jail	old rule
special	special jail	special rule
normal	normal jail	normal rule
Other adjectives: common, certain, brutal, strong, actual, real, personal, new, military, foreign.

Rule of Funny for why Moose isn't in juvenile hall/jail and has such antics tolerated by the others... I guess?!

Source: Disproportionate Retribution / Comic Books
Rule of Funny: To explain how I've stayed out of jail/alive/not beaten up too badly...I'm funny, so they let me live.

Source: Literature / Skippy's List
Black and Grey Morality: Wu Zetian is hardly a virtuous ruler, and none knows it better than Dee, who has spent eight years in jail for opposing her rule.

Source: Film / Detective Dee

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