jail
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++jail1 (also gaol British English) /dʒeɪl/ ●●● S3 W2 noun [countable, uncountable] PRISONa place where criminals are kept as part of their punishment, or where people who have been charged with a crime are kept before they are judged in a law court 监狱；看守所 SYN prison He’s been in jail for three months already. 他已经入狱三个月。► see thesaurus at prison COLLOCATIONSverbsgo to jail 进监狱They’re going to jail for a long time. 他们将长期坐牢。send somebody to jail 把某人送进监狱The judge sent Meyer to jail for six years. 法官判迈耶六年监禁。put somebody in jail 把某人关进监狱The government would put him in jail if he stayed in the country. 如果他留在国内，政府就会把他关进监狱。throw somebody in jail (=put someone in jail) 把某人投入监狱nDrunks were thrown in jail for a few days.spend time/three months/six years etc in jail 坐牢/在监狱里被关三个月/六年等nGriffiths spent three days in jail after pushing a policeman.serve time/five years etc in jail (=spend time in jail) 服刑/坐牢五年等nHe was finally released after serving 27 years in jail.get out of jail 出狱nHe got out of jail after five years for armed robbery.release somebody from jail 将某人释放出狱nMore than 30 of those arrested were released from jail for lack of evidence.escape from jail 越狱nThe killer has escaped from jail.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + jailthe local jail 当地监狱The suspects were taken to the local jail. 嫌犯被送入当地监狱。a town/city/county jail 镇/市/郡[县]监狱nHe was held without bail for thirty days in the county jail.a high-/top-/maximum-security jail 高度戒备/最高戒备的监狱nSome inmates at the high-security jail had been wrongfully imprisoned.jail + NOUNa jail sentence 徒刑He’s serving a 7-year jail sentence. 他在服七年的刑期。a jail term (=period of time in jail) 刑期nHe served only half of his three-month jail term.a jail cell 牢房，囚室nThe suspect was found dead in his jail cell.
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jail• It was a special open day for a jail which is now due to open in April.• Alfassi was taken to a cell in the Los Angeles County jail.• 58% of prisoners are in jail for non violent crimes.• If I stayed there, I would have been in jail.• The strikers were harassed, beaten and put in jail for trespassing.• Not because Sharpe already has spent time in jail.• The riots ended with long jail terms for 338 mobsters.• That act of citizen charity left Barry free to reclaim city hall once he got out of jail.• New doubt over twenty men in top security jail.• This old building is the jail that Butch Cassidy escaped from in 1887.• Grover got caught for not paying his taxes and went to jail.in jail• Konrad's been in jail for nine years.jail2 (also gaol British English) ●●○ verb [transitive] KEEP/STOREto put someone in jail 监禁；拘留 SYN imprisonjail somebody for something Watson was jailed for tax evasion. 沃森因逃税入狱。jail somebody for two months/six years/life etc They ought to jail her killer for life. 他们应判杀她的凶手终身监禁。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
jail• Many of the group's leaders have now been jailed.• Murderers spared by the family are normally jailed by the state for five years.• Gang leader Calton, 39, of no fixed address, was jailed for 25 years.• Marco was arrested and jailed for accepting bribes from drug dealers.• About 5000 people have been jailed for crimes of terrorism or treason since 1992.• Two brothers were jailed for robbery.• Like the men jailed for the murder of Carl Bridgewater in 1979.• If the killer is caught, prosecuted and jailed, it provides some resolution of the rage.• Krishna Sen, the first editor to be jailed, was released from prison three months ago after serving a two-year sentence.Origin jail1 (1200-1300) Old French jaiole, from Latin caveola, from cavea “cage”jail1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1jail2 verbLDOCE OnlineChinese
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jail1 
(also gaol British English) /dʒeɪl/ noun [uncountable and countable]
SYN prison:
He’s been in jail for three months already.
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▪go to jail They’re going to jail for a long time.
▪send somebody to jail The judge sent Meyer to jail for six years.
▪put somebody in jail The government would put him in jail if he stayed in the country.
▪throw somebody in jail (=put somebody in jail) Drunks were thrown in jail for a few days.
▪spend time/three months/six years etc in jail Griffiths spent three days in jail after pushing a policeman.
▪serve time/five years etc in jail (=spend time in jail) He was finally released after serving 27 years in jail.
▪get out of jail He got out of jail after five years for armed robbery.
▪release somebody from jail More than 30 of those arrested were released from jail for lack of evidence.
▪escape from jail The killer has escaped from jail.
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▪the local jail The suspects were taken to the local jail.
▪a town/city/county jail He was held without bail for thirty days in the county jail.
▪a high-/top-/maximum-security jail Some inmates at the high-security jail had been wrongfully imprisoned.
■ jail + NOUN
▪a jail sentence He’s serving a 7-year jail sentence.
▪a jail term (=period of time in jail) He served only half of his three-month jail term.
▪a jail cell The suspect was found dead in his jail cell.
▪ prison a large building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime or while they are waiting to go to court for their trial: He was sentenced to five years in prison. | Wandsworth Prison
▪jail a prison, or a similar smaller building where prisoners are kept for a short time: This old building is the jail that Butch Cassidy escaped from in 1887. | He was taken to a cell in the Los Angeles County Jail. | 58% of prisoners are in jail for non-violent crimes. | The strikers were harassed, beaten and put in jail for trespassing. | Grover got caught for not paying his taxes and was sent to jail.
▪gaol /dʒeɪl/ British English another way of spelling jail: He spent the night in gaol.
▪penitentiary /ˌpenəˈtenʃəri, ˌpenɪˈtenʃəri/ American English a large prison for people who are guilty of serious crimes: the Ohio State Penitentiary | The murderer served 10 years at the penitentiary in Stillwater. | the abandoned federal penitentiary on Alcatraz Island
▪correctional facility American English formal an official word for a prison: 1,000 prisoners rioted at the North County Correctional Facility.
▪detention centre British English, detention center American English a place where young people who have done something illegal are kept, because they are too young to go to prison. Also used about a place where people who have entered a country illegally are kept: Kevin, who had been abandoned by his mother, had been in and out of detention centres all his life. | a juvenile detention center | Harmondsworth detention centre, near Heathrow airport
▪open prison British English a prison in which prisoners have more freedom than in an ordinary prison, usually because their crimes were less serious: In some open prisons, prisoners are allowed to go home at weekends.
▪cell a small room in a prison or police station, where someone is kept as a punishment: a prison cell | Conditions were poor, and there were several prisoners to one cell.
jail2 (also gaol British English) verb [transitive]
to put someone in jail
SYN imprison
jail somebody for something
Watson was jailed for tax evasion.
jail somebody for two months/six years/life etc
They ought to jail her killer for life.
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(also gaol British English) /dʒeɪl/ noun [uncountable and countable] Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: jaiole, from Latin caveola, from cavea 'cage'
a place where criminals are kept as part of their punishment, or where people who have been charged with a crime are kept before they are judged in a law court Language: Old French
Origin: jaiole, from Latin caveola, from cavea 'cage'
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(also gaol British English) verb [transitive]to put someone in jail
SYN imprison
jail somebody for something
jail somebody for two months/six years/life etc
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Breaking the law 犯法
break/violate/obey/uphold the law违反／违背／遵守／维护法律 be investigated/arrested/tried for a crime/a robbery/fraud因犯罪／抢劫／诈骗而被调查／逮捕／审判 be arrested/ ( especially
NAmE indicted/convicted on charges of rape/fraud/( felony chargesespecially
因被控犯强奸罪／诈骗罪／重型罪遭逮捕／起诉／定罪 be arrested on suspicion of arson/robbery/shoplifting因涉嫌纵火／抢劫／在商店行窃而被逮捕 be accused of/be charged with murder/( homicide/four counts of fraudespecially
NAmE 被指控犯有谋杀罪／杀人罪／四项诈骗罪 face two charges of indecent assault面临两项猥亵罪的指控 admit your guilt/liability/responsibility (for sth)承认（对某事的）罪责／责任 deny the allegations/claims/charges否认指控 confess to a crime坦白罪行 grant/be refused/be released on/skip/jump bail准许／不准保释；交保释金获释；弃保潜逃
The legal process 法律程序
stand/await/bring sb to/come to/be on trial受审；候审；把某人送交法院审判；开庭审理；受到审判 take sb to/come to/settle sth out of court把某人告上法庭；被法庭受理；庭外和解某事 face/avoid/escape prosecution面临／免于／逃脱起诉 seek/retain/have the right to/be denied access to legal counsel寻求／聘请／有权聘用／无权聘用律师 hold/conduct/attend/adjourn a hearing/trial开庭；出庭；休庭 sit on/influence/persuade/convince the jury担任／影响／说服陪审团 sit/stand/appear/be put/place sb in the dock坐在／站在／出现在／被送上／将某人送上被告席 plead guilty/not guilty to a crime认罪；不认罪 be called to/enter ( the witness boxBrE 被召唤进入／进入证人席 take/put sb on the stand/( the witness standNAmE 出庭作证；让某人出庭作证 call/subpoena/question/cross-examine a witness传唤／以传票传唤／讯问／盘问证人 give/hear the evidence against/on behalf of sb提供／听取对某人不利／有利的证据 raise/withdraw/overrule an objection提出／撤销／否决异议 reach a unanimous/majority verdict作出一致的／多数人赞同的裁决 return/deliver/record a verdict of not guilty/unlawful killing/accidental death作出／宣布无罪／非法杀人／意外死亡的裁决 convict/acquit the defendant of the crime宣判被告有罪／无罪 secure a conviction/your acquittal获得有罪／无罪判决 lodge/file an appeal提出上诉 appeal (against)/challenge/uphold/overturn a conviction/verdict对判决／裁决提出上诉／质疑；维持／撤销判决／裁决
Sentencing and punishment 判刑与惩罚
pass sentence on sb宣布对某人的判决 carry/face/serve a seven-year/life sentence会被判处／面临／服七年徒刑／无期徒刑 receive/be given the death penalty被判死刑 be sentenced to ten years (in prison/jail)被判十年（监禁） carry/impose/pay a fine (of $3 000)/a penalty (of 14 years imprisonment)会被判处／处以／缴纳（3 000 美元的）罚金／（14 年的）监禁 be imprisoned/jailed for drug possession/fraud/murder因持有毒品罪／诈骗罪／谋杀罪被监禁 do/serve time/ten years服刑；服十年徒刑 be sent to/put sb in/be released from jail/prison被送进监狱；把某人送进监狱；被释放出狱 be/put sb/spend X years on death row在／把某人关在死囚牢房；在死囚牢房度过…年 be granted/be denied/break (your) parole获准假释；假释遭拒；违反假释规定
When a school is being referred to as an institution, you do not need to usethe .* school 指机构时，不需用定冠词 the ：◆ When do the children finish school? 孩子们什么时候毕业？ When you are talking about a particular building, the is used.指校舍时要用定冠词 the ：◆ I'll meet you outside the school. 我在学校外面等你。 Prison ,jail ,court , andchurch work in the same way.* prison、jail、court 和 church 的用法相同 ：◆ Her husband spent three years in prison. 她丈夫坐了三年牢。
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