jailing

Example Sentences

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Aside from jailing the coxswains, Hong Kong courts previously handed prison sentences to two government ship inspectors who failed to ensure lifejacket compliance.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

It costs the taxpayer more than £52,000 per prisoner every year, so supporters of the government's position say there's a clear money-saving win through not jailing them in the first place.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

Following Sansal's jailing, French officials arrested Algerian influencers in France on "terror" propaganda charges, and there were tit-for-tat expulsions of officials working in both countries.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

ICE held her incommunicado for 24 hours and then shuffled her through three states before jailing her in Louisiana.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2025

But I wanted to like it, because gallery work was the essential job of jailing.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover