Jails
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Labs, because ordinary jails and prisons are not capable of handling supervillains.
Source: Reality Ensues / Live-Action TV - Eventually, Dirlewanger became the commander of his own division, an Army of Thieves and Whores recruited from prisons and jails and infamous for cruelty.
Source: Trading Bars for Stripes - Counties and cities usually run jails, not prisons.
Source: Useful Notes / American Prisons
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