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jailer

or Âá²¹¾±±ô·´Ç°ù

[ jey-ler ]

noun

  1. a person who is in charge of a jail or section of a jail.
  2. a person who forcibly confines another.


jailer

/ ˈ»åÏô±ðɪ±ôÉ™ /

noun

  1. a person in charge of prisoners in a jail
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of jailer1

1250–1300; Middle English gaioler, jaioler, jailer < Old French jaiolier. See jail, -er 2
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Example Sentences

While concerns about staff-incited violence are commonplace among juvenile defense attorneys, Gunsberg said that officers are not punished because youths are rarely willing to speak out against their jailers.

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Three other inmates then joined in, punching the jailer and stomping his head until he fell unconscious.

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But a report filed by the Sheriff’s Department’s Internal Criminal Investigations Bureau portrayed a squad that accepted gang leaders wielded more authority over inmates than their jailers.

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But his family says he's an innocent man who has been tortured by his jailers, and there are growing calls for the 38-year-old to be released and allowed to return home after the "seven-year nightmare".

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Some men tried to ask their jailers about the status of the fire and whether there were plans in place to evacuate.

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