jail (j l)n. 1. A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention, especially persons awaiting trial under local jurisdiction. 2. Detention in a jail. tr.v. jailed, jail·ing, jails To detain in or as if in a jail. [From Middle English jaiole (from Old French) and from Middle English gaiol, gaol (from Old North French gaiole), both from Vulgar Latin *gaviola, from Latin *caveola, diminutive of cavea, cage, hollow.] |
jail or gaol
Noun
a prison
Verb
to confine in prison [Old French jaiole cage]
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| Noun | 1. |  jail - 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)bastille - a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner) correctional institution - a penal institution maintained by the government holding cell - a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial house of correction - (formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences lockup - jail in a local police station workhouse - a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months |
| Verb | 1. | jail - lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
jail or gaol
noun 1. prison, penitentiary U.S. jailhouse Southern U.S. penal institution, can (slang) inside, cooler (slang) confinement, dungeon, clink (slang) glasshouse Military (informal) brig chiefly U.S. borstal, calaboose U.S. (informal) choky (slang) pound, nick Brit. (slang) stir (slang) jug (slang) slammer (slang) lockup, reformatory, quod (slang) poky or pokey U.S., Canad. (slang) boob Austral. (slang)
Translations
n jail, gaol [dʒeil]
(a) prison You ought to be sent to jail for doing that. tronk سِجْن затвор vězení fængsel das Gefängnis φυλακή cárcel, prisión vangla زندان vankila prison כֶּלֶא, בֵּית סוֹהָר कारागार zatvor börtön penjara fangelsi prigione, carcere 刑務所 감옥 kalėjimas cietums penjara gevangenis fengsel więzienie cadeia puşcărie тюрьма väzenie ječa zatvor fängelse, häkte เรือนจำ hapishane 監獄 в'язниця, тюрма قیدخانہ tù 监狱
v
to put in prison He was jailed for two years. gevange يَسْجِن затварям uvěznit fængsle ins Gefängnis werfen φυλακίζω encarcelar vangi panema زندان کردن panna vankilaan emprisonner לִשלוֹח לַכֶּלֶא कारावास होना zatočen u zatvor bebörtönöz memenjarakan fangelsa imprigionare, incarcerare 投獄する ...을 교도소에 넣다 pasodinti į kalėjimą ieslodzīt cietumā dipenjarakan gevangenzetten fengsle, sette i fengsel osadzić w więzieniu pôr na cadeia a întemniţa, a băga la puşcărie заключать в тюрьму uväzniť zapreti baciti u zatvor fångvaktare จำคุก hapsetmek, hapse atmak 監禁 ув'язнювати قیدخانے میں ڈالنا bỏ tù 监禁
n jailer, ˈjailor, ˈgaoler
a person who has charge of a jail or of prisoners The jailer was knocked unconscious in the riot. gevangenis سَجّان، حارِس السِّجْن надзирател žalářník fangevogter der Gefängniswärter δεσμοφύλακας carcelero vangivalvur زندان بان vanginvartija gardien/-ienne de prison סוֹהֵר जेलर zatvorski čuvar börtönőr sipir fangavörður carceriere, secondino 看守 교도관 kalėjimo prižiūrėtojas cietuma uzraugs pegawai penjara cipier fangevokter strażnik więzienny carcereiro gardian тюремный надзиратель žalárnik ječar zatvorski čuvar fångvaktare นักโทษ gardiyan 監獄看守 тюремник, наглядач داروغہ جیل cai tù 监狱看守
n jailbird, ˈgaolbird
a person who is or has often been in jail. tronkvoël, tronkboef سَجين، مُعتاد على الإجرام والسِّجْن рецедивист kriminálník vaneforbryder der Zuchthäusler τρόφιμος φυλακών preso reincidente alaline vangisistuja, võllaroog زندانی؛ کسی که مرتباً زندانی می شود linnakundi récidiviste אָסִיר וָתִיק बार-बार जेल जाने वाला व्यक्ति zatvorenik börtöntöltelék residivis fangi, tugthúslimur avanzo di galera 囚人 죄수, 전과자, 상습범 recidyvistas cietumnieks orang yang keluar masuk penjara bajesklant fengselsfugl, vaneforbryter recydywista cadastrado recidivist заключённый; рецидивист kriminálnik povratnik zatvorenik povratnik fängelsekund, fånge คนขี้คุก (คำไม่เป็นทางการ) hapishane gediklisi/kuşu 囚犯, 慣犯 запеклий злочинець, рецидивіст عادی مجرم người hay bị bỏ tù 囚犯
to put a criminal in jail or gaol (not goal ).
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