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, gaol [dʒeɪl]
n
1. (Law) a place for the confinement of persons convicted and sentenced to imprisonment or of persons awaiting trial to whom bail is not granted
get out of jail (free) Informal to get out of a difficult situation
vb
(tr) to confine in prison
[from Old French jaiole cage, from Vulgar Latin caveola (unattested), from Latin cavea enclosure; see cage: the two spellings derive from the forms of the word that developed in two different areas of France, and the spelling gaol represents a pronunciation in use until the 17th century]
jailless , gaolless adj
jail-like , gaol-like adj
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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 gaol
noun
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) Three prisoners escaped from a jail.
verb
imprison, confine, detain, lock up, constrain, put away, intern, incarcerate, send down, send to prison, impound, put under lock and key, immure He was jailed for twenty years.
Quotations
"Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200." [Charles Brace Darrow Instructions for Monopoly]
"Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200." [Charles Brace Darrow Instructions for Monopoly]
Translations
jail [dʒeɪl]
A. N → cárcel f, prisión f
to go to jail → ir a la cárcel
sentenced to ten years in jail → condenado a diez años de cárcel or prisión
to go to jail → ir a la cárcel
sentenced to ten years in jail → condenado a diez años de cárcel or prisión
B. VT (for crime) → encarcelar (for por) (for length of time) to jail sb for two months → condenar a algn a dos meses de cárcel
jail [ˈdʒeɪl]
n (= prison) → prison f
in jail → en prison
two years in jail → deux ans de prison
to go to jail → aller en prison
to be sent to jail → être condamné(e) à la prison
in jail → en prison
two years in jail → deux ans de prison
to go to jail → aller en prison
to be sent to jail → être condamné(e) à la prison
vt → emprisonner, mettre en prison
jail
jail:
jail:
n → Gefängnis nt; in jail → im Gefängnis; after two years in jail → nach zwei Jahren Gefängnis, nach zweijähriger Haft; to go to jail → eingesperrt werden, ins Gefängnis kommen
vt → einsperren, ins Gefängnis sperren
jail:
jailbait
n (inf) she’s jail → die ist noch minderjährig, lass lieber die Finger von ihr (inf)
jailbird
n (inf) → Knastbruder m → /-schwester f (inf)
jailbreak
n → Ausbruch m (aus dem Gefängnis)
jailbreaker
n → Ausbrecher(in) m(f)
jail:
jailhouse
n (US) → Gefängnis nt
jail sentence
n → Gefängnisstrafe f
jail gaol (Brit) [dʒeɪl]
jail gaol (Brit) [dʒeɪl]
jail gaol (Brit) [dʒeɪl]
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 vangita emprisonner לִשלוֹח לַכֶּלֶא कारावास होना zatočen u zatvor bebörtönöz memenjarakan fangelsa imprigionare, incarcerare 投獄する 투옥하다 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, 간수 kalėjimo prižiūrėtojas cietuma uzraugs pegawai penjara cipier fangevokter strażnik więzienny carcereiro gardian тюремный надзиратель žalárnik ječar zatvorski čuvar fångvaktare นักโทษ gardiyan 獄監監獄看守 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 usein vankilaan joutunut henkilö récidiviste אָסִיר וָתִיק बार-बार जेल जाने वाला व्यक्ति zatvorenik börtöntöltelék residivis fangi, tugthúslimur avanzo di galera 囚人 죄수 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 ).
jail → سجن, يَسجِن uvěznit, vězení fængsel, fængsle einsperren, Gefängnis φυλακή, φυλακίζω cárcel, encarcelar laittaa vankilaan, vankila incarcérer, prison zatvor, zatvoriti detenere, prigione 刑務所, 投獄する 감옥, 투옥하다 gevangen zetten, gevangenis fengsel, fengsle uwięzić, więzienie cadeia, encarcerar заключать в тюрьму, тюрьма fängelse, sätta i fängelse เอาเข้าคุก, คุก hapishane, hapse atmak bỏ tù, nhà tù 监狱, 监禁
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