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jail

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jail  (jl)
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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.jailjail - 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
hoosegow, hoosgow - slang for a jail
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
Verb1.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"
detain, confine - deprive of freedom; take into confinement

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)
verb 2. imprison, confine, detain, lock up, constrain, put away, intern, incarcerate, send down, send to prison, impound, put under lock and key, immure
Translations

jail [dʒeɪl] ncárcel f
vtencarcelar
jail [dʒeɪl] nprison f
jail [dʒeɪl] nGefängnis nt
vteinsperren
jail [dʒeɪl] nprigione f
vtmandare in prigione

jail
n jail, gaol [dʒeil]
(a) prison You ought to be sent to jail for doing that.tronkسِجْنзатворvězenífængseldas Gefängnisφυλακήcárcel, prisiónvanglaزندانvankilaprisonכֶּלֶא, בֵּית סוֹהָרकारागारzatvorbörtönpenjarafangelsiprigione, carcere刑務所감옥kalėjimascietumspenjaragevangenisfengselwięzieniecadeiapuşcărieтюрьмаväzenieječazatvorfängelse, häkteเรือนจำhapishane監獄в'язниця, тюрмаقیدخانہ
v
to put in prison He was jailed for two years.gevangeيَسْجِنзатварямuvěznitfængsleins Gefängnis werfenφυλακίζωencarcelarvangi panemaزندان کردنpanna vankilaanemprisonnerלִשלוֹח לַכֶּלֶאकारावास होनाzatočen u zatvorbebörtönözmemenjarakanfangelsaimprigionare, incarcerare投獄する...을 교도소에 넣다pasodinti į kalėjimąieslodzīt cietumādipenjarakangevangenzettenfengsle, sette i fengselosadzić w więzieniupôr na cadeiaa întemniţa, a băga la puşcărieзаключать в тюрьмуuväzniťzapretibaciti u zatvorfångvaktareจำคุกhapsetmek, hapse atmak監禁ув'язнюватиقیدخانے میں ڈالناbỏ tù
n ˈjailer, *ˈjailor, *ˈgaoler
a person who has charge of a jail or of prisoners The jailer was knocked unconscious in the riot.gevangenisسَجّان، حارِس السِّجْنнадзирателžalářníkfangevogterder Gefängniswärterδεσμοφύλακαςcarcelerovangivalvurزندان بانvanginvartijagardien/-ienne de prisonסוֹהֵרजेलरzatvorski čuvarbörtönőrsipirfangavörðurcarceriere, secondino看守교도관kalėjimo prižiūrėtojascietuma uzraugspegawai penjaracipierfangevokterstrażnik więziennycarcereirogardianтюремный надзирательžalárnikječarzatvorski čuvarfångvaktareนักโทษgardiyan監獄看守тюремник, наглядачداروغہ جیلcai tù
n ˈjailbird, *ˈgaolbird
a person who is or has often been in jail. tronkvoël, tronkboefسَجين، مُعتاد على الإجرام والسِّجْنрецедивистkriminálníkvaneforbryderder Zuchthäuslerτρόφιμος φυλακώνpreso reincidentealaline vangisistuja, võllaroogزندانی؛ کسی که مرتباً زندانی می شودlinnakundirécidivisteאָסִיר וָתִיקबार-बार जेल जाने वाला व्यक्तिzatvorenikbörtöntöltelékresidivisfangi, tugthúslimuravanzo di galera囚人죄수, 전과자, 상습범recidyvistascietumnieksorang yang keluar masuk penjarabajesklantfengselsfugl, vaneforbryterrecydywistacadastradorecidivistзаключённый; рецидивистkriminálnikpovratnikzatvorenik povratnikfängelsekund, fångeคนขี้คุก (คำไม่เป็นทางการ)hapishane gediklisi/kuşu囚犯, 慣犯запеклий злочинець, рецидивістعادی مجرمngười hay bị bỏ tù

to put a criminal in jail or gaol (not goal ).


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But happen somebody can tell me which is the way to Prison Street, where the jail is.
I found the outer front courtyard, often mentioned here, metamorphosed into a butter shop; and I then almost gave up every brick of the jail for lost.
From the county jail where he had been confined to await his trial he had escaped by knocking down his jailer with an iron bar, robbing him of his keys and, opening the outer door, walking out into the night.
 
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