n. 25B6; noun he was thrown into jail : PRISON, penal institution, lock-up, detention centre; N. Amer. penitentiary, jailhouse, stockade, correctional facility; informal clink, slammer, inside, jug, brig, cooler; Brit. informal nick; N. Amer. informal can, pen, slam, pokey; Brit. historical approved school, borstal, bridewell; N. Amer. historical reformatory.
25B6; verb she was jailed for killing her husband : IMPRISON, put in prison, send to prison, incarcerate, lock up, put away, intern, detain, hold (prisoner/captive), put into detention; informal send down, put behind bars, put inside; Brit. informal bang up.
acquit, release.