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jail /ˈʤeɪl/  

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  • noun
    also Brit gaol , pl jails
    a place where people are kept when they have been arrested and are being punished for a crime [count]
    He was locked up in the county jail. [noncount]
    He was arrested and sent/sentenced to jail.
    He went to jail for his crimes.
    He just got out of jail a few weeks ago.
    He was kept in jail overnight.
    synonyms jail, prison, and penitentiary all refer to places where criminals are kept. In U.S. English, jail usually refers to a small local place for holding criminals.
    He was arrested for drunkenness and spent a night in the city jail. Prison refers to a much larger building for more serious criminals, such as murderers.
    He was sentenced to 40 years in a state/federal prison. Penitentiary always refers to a large state or federal prison.
    He is serving a life sentence at a federal penitentiary. In British English, there is no clear difference between jail and prison, and the word penitentiary is not now used.
    verb
    also Brit gaol jails; jailed; jailing
    [+ obj] :to put (a person) in jail - usually used as (be) jailed
    He was jailed for assaulting a police officer.

    * Các từ tương tự:
    jailbird, jailbreak, jailer, jailhouse