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Meanings of jailed in English

Put in jail.

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Examples for "confined"
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Conclusions: Breast MRI use was not confined to any particular patient group.
Pubmed
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The citizen will wonder: why should corruption be confined to local government?
The Irish Times
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However, with aging, expression was confined to specific regions, particularly the hippocampus.
Pubmed
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Officials said she will be confined to her home for 40 days.
The Irish Times
5
Unfortunately, this diabolical practice is by no means confined to local authorities.
The Irish Times
1
Watch how South African captive bred animals feed the Asian tiger trade
The South African
2
If Lord Asriel's held captive now, it might help set him free.
The golden compass
3
Remember, six months ago we managed to take one of them captive?'
Metro 2033
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You're a captive and the rules are specific regarding prisoners of war.
Gods go begging
5
The animal was the largest in the captive herd, probably the leader.
Dick Hamilton's Airship; Or, A Young Millionaire in the Clouds
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IRAQ: An honest man is arrested, tortured and imprisoned for many years.
The Irish Times
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The government says only genuine criminals are imprisoned and on solid information.
Reuters
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Political parties are banned and activists are regularly arrested, imprisoned and tortured.
The Guardian
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Arar says he was imprisoned in Syria for a year and tortured.
Reuters
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Only seven people have been imprisoned this year for possession of marijuana.
Radio NZ
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Until then, the powers remain locked up within the earth and sea.
Servant of a dark god
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Meanwhile, Kagame's war on graft has seen former political associates locked up.
Reuters
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We once locked up our political prisoners on Robben Island without trial.
The South African
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How could I, given that I've been locked up for four years?
Big sky standoff
5
Six months later, one finished copy comes back & is locked up.
The new yorker
Usage of jailed in English
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More than one million political prisoners were jailed by the new regime.
Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia
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Earlier this year, Lindner was jailed for 11 years for his crimes.
News.com.au
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He will, however, remain jailed until all the bail conditions are met.
Reuters
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Today, more than a year later, both her tormentors have been jailed.
Radio NZ
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The three, jailed for terrorism, subsequently fled to Europe after their escape.
The South African
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How many have been jailed since the start of the financial crisis?
The Guardian
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Two days later she was arrested and jailed for about a week.
Reuters
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The law also allowed journalists to be jailed if convicted by courts.
Reuters
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Civilians were jailed and fined for failing to report cases of ebola.
The South African
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Huang was previously jailed on a charge of subversion of state power.
Reuters
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Egyptian courts have jailed thousands of Muslim Brotherhood followers during his rule.
Reuters
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He was jailed for three years, with the final two years suspended.
The Irish Times
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Ethiopian Journalists were jailed in 2005 after a disputed government election victory.
Reuters
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Four protesters have been jailed so far on provisional public disorder charges.
The Irish Times
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During the elections several opposition rivals of Lukashenko were arrested and jailed.
The Guardian
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At times you forget how young Knox was when she was jailed.
The Guardian
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