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  1. jailsnoun

    Plural form of jail.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of jails in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of jails in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of jails in a Sentence

  1. Kristen Clarke:

    The Constitution guarantees that people incarcerated in jails and prisons may not be detained beyond their release dates, and it is the fundamental duty of the State to ensure that all people in its custody are released on time.

  2. Hubert H. Humphrey:

    There are not enough jails, not enough policemen, not enough courts to enforce a law not supported by the people.

  3. Hillary Clinton:

    And please, please, lets us put mental health back on the top of our national agenda, our prisons and our jails are now our mental health institutions.

  4. Kahlil Gibran:

    Where is the justice of political power if it executes the murderer and jails the plunderer, and then itself marches upon neighboring lands, killing thousands and pillaging the very hills

  5. Julia Stasch:

    Jails too often serve as warehouses for those too poor to post bail, nonviolent offenders, or people with mental illness.

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