Jail
Jail verb - To put in or as if in prison.
Sentence and jail are semantically related in incarcerate topic. In some cases you can use "Sentence" instead a verb "Jail".
Sentence
Sentence verb - To impose a judicial punishment on.
Jail and sentence are semantically related in decide punishment topic. Sometimes you can use "Jail" instead a verb "Sentence".
Nearby Words: sentenced, sentencing, sentential
How words are described
| full | full jail | full sentence |
| normal | normal jail | normal sentence |
| common | common jail | common sentence |
| regular | regular jail | regular sentence |
| Other adjectives: certain, small, actual, real, potential, new, maximum, different. | ||
Common collocations
| person | jail person | sentence person |
Both words in one sentence
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A similar case is shown in an episode of The Good Wife, where a judge deliberately ignores plea bargains and sends people who have just plead guilty to jail for the maximum possible sentence.
Source: Felony Misdemeanor - In a Bizarro strip, an extremely old suspect is told by his lawyer that he was scheduled to receive 80 years in jail, but the lawyer managed to convince the judge to "decrease" his sentence to life.
Source: Longer-Than-Life Sentence -
In the end, she's given one of two choices: either she goes to jail and serves her sentence, or get taken in under the care of the airbenders on Air Temple Island.
Source: "Get out of Jail Free" Card
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