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jail
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 jail noun
plural jails
1 jail
noun
plural jails
Learner's definition of JAIL
: a place where people are kept when they have been arrested and are being punished for a crime监狱；看守所
[count]
- He was locked up in the county jail.他被关进了县监狱。
[noncount]
- He was arrested and sent/sentenced to jail.他被捕后被关进了监狱。
- He went to jail for his crimes.他因犯罪被关进了监狱。
- He just got out of jail a few weeks ago.他几个星期前才出狱。
- He was kept in jail overnight.他昨夜被押在看守所。
Synonyms同义词
jail, prison, and penitentiary all refer to places where criminals are kept. *jail, prison和penitentiary均指关押罪犯的场所。
In U.S. English, jail usually refers to a small local place for holding criminals.在美国英语中， jail通常指关押罪犯的地方小监狱。
- He was arrested for drunkenness and spent a night in the city jail.他因醉酒被捕，在城里的一座小监狱待了一晚。
Prison refers to a much larger building for more serious criminals, such as murderers.*prison指较大的关押地，用于关押诸如杀人犯等重罪犯人。
- He was sentenced to 40 years in a state/federal prison.他被判在州/联邦监狱服刑40年。
Penitentiary always refers to a large state or federal prison.*penitentiary指州或联邦的大监狱。
- He is serving a life sentence at a federal penitentiary.他被判终身监禁，正在联邦监狱服刑。
In British English, there is no clear difference between jail and prison, and the word penitentiary is not now used.在英国英语中，jail和prison没有明显的区别，penitentiary一词现已不再使用。
2 jail /ˈʤeɪl/ verb
also British gaol
jails; jailed; jailing
2 jail
/ˈʤeɪl/
verb
also British gaol
jails; jailed; jailing
Learner's definition of JAIL
[+ object]
: to put (a person) in jail监禁（某人）；把…关进监狱— usually used as (be) jailed 通常用作(be)
- He was jailed for assaulting a police officer.他因袭警而被监禁。
1
: a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
specifically : such a place under the jurisdiction of a local government (such as a county) for the confinement of persons awaiting trial or those convicted of minor crimes compare prison
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Noun He was locked up in the county jail. He was arrested and sent 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. Verb threatened to jail the punks if they so much as jaywalked See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Selina Cheng, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 Nosair helped plan the attack while still in jail, working in conjunction with Ramzi Yousef, Ackerman said. Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022 Barron, 26, was arrested for a DUI in 2008 and 35-year-old Paris memorably served time in jail in 2007 for her own parole violation. Aili Nahas, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022 Hoover spent a night in jail in June after she was arrested by the sheriff's department based on a separate allegation of being an authority figure engaging in lewd conduct with a student. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Sep. 2022 First of all, the officer would be fired, in jail, never be able, ever in life, to perform any type of duties as an officer anywhere in the world. ABC News, 9 Sep. 2022 But how that spiraled into two days in jail still eludes him. John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 He was also previously sentenced to one year in jail for third-degree assault in 2012, according to court records. Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2022 Gonzales was in jail with Acker, who testified that Gonzales approached him with legal questions. Alene Tchekmedyianstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 Fox News, 23 Aug. 2022 The Journal reported in March that India’s government has threatened to jail employees of Twitter, Facebook and its WhatsApp unit in direct response to the companies’ reluctance to comply with data and takedown requests. Newley Purnell, WSJ, 25 May 2021 Instead, the new forms — which contain information about follow-up care instructions, lab results and prescriptions — are required to be completed by hospital staff and then delivered via an arresting officer or deputy to jail medical staff. Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022 In response, Indian officials threatened to jail Twitter’s executives for defying government orders. Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 16 May 2022 The Texas law doesn't allow the exact scenario Democrats warned of in their letter, that prosecutors could jail women who obtain abortions. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 25 May 2022 The law says judges cannot jail people for failure to pay court costs, because those are civil penalties. Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 7 Dec. 2021 The law, passed earlier this month, empowers Russian authorities to jail anyone for spreading alleged false information about the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. Michael Kan, PCMAG, 25 Mar. 2022 According to Axios, prosecutors are seeking to jail Navalny for 13 years. Brendan Morrow, The Week, 22 Mar. 2022 See More
Noun
Ten people have been found guilty of endangering national security by committing sedition, with penalties ranging from being committed to a rehabilitation center to 40 months in jail. Selina Cheng, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 Nosair helped plan the attack while still in jail, working in conjunction with Ramzi Yousef, Ackerman said. Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022 Barron, 26, was arrested for a DUI in 2008 and 35-year-old Paris memorably served time in jail in 2007 for her own parole violation. Aili Nahas, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022 Hoover spent a night in jail in June after she was arrested by the sheriff's department based on a separate allegation of being an authority figure engaging in lewd conduct with a student. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Sep. 2022 First of all, the officer would be fired, in jail, never be able, ever in life, to perform any type of duties as an officer anywhere in the world. ABC News, 9 Sep. 2022 But how that spiraled into two days in jail still eludes him. John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 He was also previously sentenced to one year in jail for third-degree assault in 2012, according to court records. Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2022 Gonzales was in jail with Acker, who testified that Gonzales approached him with legal questions. Alene Tchekmedyianstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 Verb
The plea in Central Islip came before U.S. Magistrate Judge Steven Locke, who had revoked his bond and sent him to jail two weeks ago. Fox News, 23 Aug. 2022 The Journal reported in March that India’s government has threatened to jail employees of Twitter, Facebook and its WhatsApp unit in direct response to the companies’ reluctance to comply with data and takedown requests. Newley Purnell, WSJ, 25 May 2021 Instead, the new forms — which contain information about follow-up care instructions, lab results and prescriptions — are required to be completed by hospital staff and then delivered via an arresting officer or deputy to jail medical staff. Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022 In response, Indian officials threatened to jail Twitter’s executives for defying government orders. Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 16 May 2022 The Texas law doesn't allow the exact scenario Democrats warned of in their letter, that prosecutors could jail women who obtain abortions. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 25 May 2022 The law says judges cannot jail people for failure to pay court costs, because those are civil penalties. Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 7 Dec. 2021 The law, passed earlier this month, empowers Russian authorities to jail anyone for spreading alleged false information about the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. Michael Kan, PCMAG, 25 Mar. 2022 According to Axios, prosecutors are seeking to jail Navalny for 13 years. Brendan Morrow, The Week, 22 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English jaiole, from Anglo-French gaiole, jaiole, from Late Latin caveola, diminutive of Latin cavea cage — more at cage
First Known Use
Noun
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1604, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of jail was in the 13th century Phrases Containing jail
noun
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