past and past participle
Used to say that someone was put in jail as a legal punishment or while waiting for trial.
The judge jailed him for fraud.
The corrupt official was jailed for bribery.
American English
How to pronounce jailed
verbB1Common word
JEYLD
/ʤeɪld̚/
One syllable.
Form of jail
Used to say that someone was put in jail as a legal punishment or while waiting for trial.
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Useful expressions
to be sent to jail
He went to jail for robbery.
to be kept in jail
She is still in jail.
time spent in jail as a punishment
He served two years of jail time.