were jailing
Past progressive conjugation of jail.
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jail

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NOUN
(prison)-la cárcel
Synonyms for jail
brig
el calabozo
can
la cana
clink
la cana
cooler
la sombra
jailhouse
la cárcel
joint
la cárcel
jug
la sombra
lock-up
la cárcel
nick
la cárcel
penitentiary
la penitenciaría
prison
la prisión
tank
la cárcel
bars
las rejas
captivity
el cautiverio
cell
la celda
concentration camp
el campo de concentración
dungeon
la mazmorra
lock-up
el calabozo
nick
la comisaría
prison
la prisión
quarantine
la cuarentena
solitary
la incomunicación
Antonyms for jail
release
la liberación
liberty
la libertad
pardon
el indulto
TRANSITIVE VERB
(to imprison)-encarcelar
Synonyms for jail
imprison
encarcelar
apprehend
detener
arrest
detener
enslave
esclavizar
incarcerate
encarcelar
quarantine
poner en cuarentena
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