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Definition of jailhouse noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

jailhouse

noun
 
/ˈdʒeɪlhaʊs/
 
/ˈdʒeɪlhaʊs/
(North American English)
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  1. a prison
    • He became something of a jailhouse lawyer.
    • The jailhouse housed the sheriff and his family as well as the prisoners.
    Topics Crime and punishmentc2
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