as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
the Mafia capo ultimately landed in the slammer on a conviction of income tax evasion
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Recent Examples of slammer
Tell that to Laran Kaplan, who tagged a 198-inch Hawkeye State slammer this month doing almost none of that.
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Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2023
The charges are much steeper this time though, and John must call in a favor to ensure Summer doesn't spend most of her life in the slammer.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2022
Beckhart German American Cuisine Goetta bier cheese slammer: $7.
—Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2022
Even if there weren’t many laughs to be had through all the tears shed in Monday's finale, which ended with Saul (Bob Odenkirk) in the slammer for the rest of his life, separated by razor wire from his one true love, Kim (Rhea Seehorn).
—Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2022
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Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2023
The charges are much steeper this time though, and John must call in a favor to ensure Summer doesn't spend most of her life in the slammer.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2022
Beckhart German American Cuisine Goetta bier cheese slammer: $7.
—Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2022
Even if there weren’t many laughs to be had through all the tears shed in Monday's finale, which ended with Saul (Bob Odenkirk) in the slammer for the rest of his life, separated by razor wire from his one true love, Kim (Rhea Seehorn).
—Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slammer
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Doing so can result in a $500 fine and up to 30 days in jail.Nate Chute, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Smollett spent less than a week in jail after an Illinois appeals court granted an emergency motion by his attorneys to delay his sentence and grant him bail until their appeal is resolved, CNN previously reported.Megan Thomas, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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Another suspect, Gary Howard Oliva, who spent eight years in prison on child pornography charges, was first named as a person of interest in a 2002 episode of the CBS show 48 Hours Investigates.Emily Blackwood, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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The judge in the case reduced that sentence to eight years in prison and a $15,100 fine — with three of those eight years to be served in home detention — with Kennedy also ordered to serve five years of probation and undergo random drug testing and mental health counseling.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2024
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From a federal penitentiary in Virginia, Jose Landa-Rodriguez reconnected with an old friend in California.Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
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But there’s a war out there in Tulsa, whose lucrative drug trade is not being overseen by the usual cartel, but by a native tribe chief (Graham Greene) who runs the Indian Brotherhood from a state penitentiary.Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Slammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slammer. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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