Engelsk substantiv: jail | |||
1. | jail (om gjenstand) 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) | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | clink, gaol, jailhouse, pokey, poky, slammer | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | correctional institution | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | bastille, holding cell, hoosegow, hoosgow, house of correction, lockup, workhouse | ||
Engelsk verb: jail | |||
1. | jail (om adferd) lock up or confine, in or as in a jail | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The suspects were imprisoned without trial. The murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | They want to jail the prisoners | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | confine, detain | ||
Overordnet kategori | jurisprudence, law | ||