Jailed (Adjective)
Meaning
Being in captivity.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The jailed activist was denied access to medical care despite her deteriorating health.
- After being convicted of espionage, the spy was jailed for 20 years without parole.
- The jailed whistleblower claimed that she was being held in solitary confinement as punishment for speaking out.
- The human rights organization reported that thousands of jailed dissidents were being subjected to torture and abuse.
- The jailed blogger was sentenced to life in prison for publishing articles critical of the government.