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)
例句
用作名词 (n.)
The boxer maintained his innocence and became his own jailhouse lawyer. 这位拳击手坚持自己无罪，他成了为自己辩护的牢房律师。
美
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