jail Význam & definícia

Význam jail v slovenčine

• 0 a place where criminals are kept to punish them for their crimes, or where people accused of crimes are kept while waiting for their trials:

  • the country's overcrowded jails

  • a 13-year jail sentence/term

  • The financier was released from jail last week.

  • They spent ten years in jail for fraud.

  • They don't throw anyone in jail for parking illegally, but they will tow your car and charge you a fine.

• 1 to put someone in a jail:

  • He was jailed for three years.

• 2 a place where criminals are kept as a punishment for their crimes or while waiting for trial:

  • [ C ] County jails are already overcrowded.

  • [ U ] He was sentenced to six months in jail.