too big to jail

adjective

Too important or powerful to be imprisoned for one's misdeeds.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. Too important or powerful to be imprisoned for one's misdeeds.

Origin

Modelled on too big to fail.

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APA

too big to jail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/too%20big%20to%20jail

MLA

“too big to jail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/too%20big%20to%20jail. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “too big to jail,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/too%20big%20to%20jail.

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