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* Các từ tương tự:
jailbird, jailbreak

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

noun

They were sent to jail for life

choky or chokey

verb

He was jailed for 30 days

lock up

Brit send down

US send up (the river)

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