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jail

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

jewel

a valuable stone, such as a diamond or emerald

job

the work that one does to earn money

join

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

joint

shared by two or more

joke

something done or said to cause others to laugh

judge

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

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

jury

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

just

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.")