Jail
Jail verb - To put in or as if in prison.
Run in
Run in verb - To take or keep under one's control by authority of law.
Usage example: if we catch you shoplifting again, we're going to run you in
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- He was really a juvenile delinquent who had snatched a purse and was caught after (literally) having a run in with a judge, and was offered a choice between the Army, jail, or apologizing to the judge and old lady.
Source: Trading Bars for Stripes -
After a run in with the mall's unscrupulous security chief (Bernie Mac) posing as a police officer, Willie, his girlfriend Sue and Marcus move in with The Kid, who lives alone with his senile grandmother (his mother is dead and his dad is in jail for embezzlement).
Source: Film / Bad Santa
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