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jail

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a prison for those waiting to be tried for a crime or for those serving sentences for crimes that are not serious

jewel

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a valuable stone, such as a diamond or emerald

job

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the work that one does to earn money

join

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to put together or come together; to become part of or a member of

joint

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shared by two or more

joke

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something done or said to cause others to laugh

judge

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to form an opinion about; to decide a question, especially a legal one; n. a public official who decides problems of law in a court

jump

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to push down on the feet and move up quickly into the air

jury

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a group of people chosen to decide what is true in a trial

just

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only ("Help me for just a minute."); very shortly before or after the present ("He just left."); at the same time ("He left just as I came in."); what is right or fair ("The law is just, in my opinion.")