Vi fant 2 definisjoner av jailhouse på engelsk.
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| jailhouse - a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) | ||
| jail, gaol, clink, slammer, poky, pokey | ||
| correctional institution a penal institution maintained by the government | ||
| bastille a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner) | ||
| holding cell a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial | ||
| hoosegow, hoosgow slang for a jail | ||
| house of correction (formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences | ||
| lockup jail in a local police station | ||
