English Explanatory Dictionary

under the jail

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. Implying a person should be killed, or subject to a punishment more severe than an ordinary prison sentence, for their actions.

Word forms

under the jail

Etymology

Referring to prison cemeteries, or life imprisonment.

Related words

The Hague lock someone up and throw away the key
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