# jailing

Pronunciation: say "JAY-ling" /ˈd͡ʒeɪlɪŋ/

## Noun

1. An instance of someone being sent to jail.
   - Simple: The act of putting someone in jail.
   - _The judge's decision led to the swift jailing of the fraudster._
   - _Several jailings followed the riot as the courts worked through the cases._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of jail. — present participle and gerund of jail
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of jail. Use it for the act of locking someone up, or with words like "is" and "was".
   - _The new law led to the jailing of dozens of activists._
   - _Critics argued that jailing nonviolent offenders solved nothing._

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