"county jail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: county jails [plural], CJ [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} county jail (plural county jails)
  1. (US) Synonym of county prison. Tags: US Synonyms: county prison [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: detention centre, remand centre
    Sense id: en-county_jail-en-noun-ud1~udmh Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Prison

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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