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jail
(jāl)n.
1. A place of detention, especially for persons who are accused of committing a crime and have not been released on bail or for persons who are serving short sentences after conviction of a misdemeanor.
2. Detention in a jail.
tr.v. jailed, jail·ing, jails
To detain 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.]
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jail
(dʒeɪl) orgaol
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
2. get out of jail get out of jail free informal to get out of a difficult situation
vb
(tr) to confine in prison
[C13: 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]
ˈjailless, ˈgaolless adj
ˈjail-like, ˈgaol-like adj
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jail
(dʒeɪl)n.
1. a prison, esp. one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
v.t. 2. to take into or hold in lawful custody; imprison.
[1225–75; Middle English gaiole, jaiole, jaile < Old North French gaiole, Old French jaiole cage < Vulgar Latin *gaviola, alter. of *caveola, diminutive of Latin cavea cage; see -ole1]
jail′a•ble, adj.
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jail
Past participle: jailed
Gerund: jailing
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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" |
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jail
gaolnoun
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) Three prisoners escaped from a jail.
verb
1. 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]
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jail
nounverb
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Translations
uvěznitvězení
fængselfængsle
laittaa vankilaanvankila
zatvorzatvoriti
fangelsafangelsi
刑務所投獄する
감옥투옥하다
kalėjimaskalėjimo prižiūrėtojaspasodinti į kalėjimąrecidyvistas
cietumsieslodzīt cietumā
zaporzapreti
fängelsesätta i fängelse
เอาเข้าคุกคุก
hapishanehapse atmakhapsetmek
bỏ tùnhà tù
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
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
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jail
gaol (Brit) [dʒeɪl]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
jail,
gaol
(dʒeil) noun (a) prison. You ought to be sent to jail for doing that.
verb to put in prison. He was jailed for two years.
ˈjailer, ˈjailor, ˈgaoler noun a person who has charge of a jail or of prisoners. The jailer was knocked unconscious in the riot.
ˈjailbird, ˈgaolbird noun a person who is or has often been in jail.
to put a criminal in jail or gaol (not goal).
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
jail
→ سِجْنٌ, يَسْجُنُ 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009