The Clue
Incarcerates (5 letter answer)
The Answer
JAILS
Tags
Notes
The answer JAILS is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 850 puzzles.
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Locks up
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Prosecutes a criminal successfully
Puts behind bars
Definition
JAIL as a noun:
1. (jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky, pokey) = 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 as a verb:
1. (imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand) = lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"