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  • present participle of jail.

jailing

NOUN
arrest
Synonyms
STRONGEST
capture detention imprisonment incarceration
STRONG
accommodation apprehension appropriation bag bust captivity collar commitment confinement constraint crimp drop fall gaff glom grab heat hook mitt nab nail nick nip pickle pinch pull restraining sequestering snare sweep
WEAK
booby trap pick up preventive custody protective custody pull in run-in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
freedom release
STRONG
liberation refusal rise
WEAK
activation encouragement letting go
NOUN
imprisonment
Synonyms
WEAK
capturing confining detaining immuring imprisoning incarcerating locking up quarantining
Antonyms
WEAK
discharge freedom liberating liberty release

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Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said in 2024 that Canberra was "gravely concerned" about the jailing of Ng and other Hong Kong activists.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

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 the Shinawatra dynasty has faced a series of legal and political setbacks, including the jailing of 76-year-old Thaksin this year for corruption during his time in office.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

It led to the arrests and jailing of Chisholm's gang.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2025

Lafayette’s reputation in the black community was raised another notch when he went to court to fight his arrest and jailing on a false charge of vagrancy.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman

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