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Definition of jail noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

  

jail

 noun
noun
NAmE//dʒeɪl//
 
[uncountable, countable]
 
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a prison, especially a small local prison She spent a month in jail. He was released from the county jail six days later. Topic CollocationsCriminal Justicebreaking the law
  • break/violate/obey/uphold the law
  • be investigated/arrested/tried for a crime/a robbery/fraud
  • be arrested/indicted/convicted on felony charges/on charges of rape/fraud
  • be arrested on suspicion of arson/robbery/shoplifting
  • be accused of/be charged with murder/homicide/four counts of fraud
  • face two charges of assault and battery
  • admit your guilt/liability/responsibility (for something)
  • deny the allegations/claims/charges
  • confess to a crime
  • be granted/be refused/be released on/skip/jump bail
the legal process
  • stand/await/bring somebody to/come to/be on trial
  • take somebody to/come to/settle something out of court
  • face/avoid/escape prosecution
  • seek/retain/have the right to/be denied access to legal counsel
  • hold/conduct/attend/adjourn a hearing/trial
  • sit on/influence/persuade/convince/advise a jury
  • stand/appear/be brought before a judge
  • plead guilty/not guilty to a crime
  • be called to/take/put somebody on the stand/the witness stand
  • call/subpoena/question/cross-examine a witness
  • give/hear the evidence against/on behalf of somebody
  • raise/withdraw/overrule an objection
  • reach a unanimous/majority verdict
  • return/deliver/record a verdict of guilty/not guilty
  • convict/acquit the defendant of the crime
  • secure a conviction/your acquittal
  • lodge/file an appeal
  • appeal (against)/challenge/uphold/overturn a conviction/verdict
sentencing and punishment
  • sentence somebody to 5 years in prison/2 years' probation
  • carry/face/serve a seven-year/life sentence
  • receive/be given the death penalty
  • be sentenced to ten years (in prison/jail)
  • carry/impose/pay a fine (of $3,000)/a penalty (of 14 years' imprisonment)
  • be imprisoned/jailed for drug possession/fraud/murder
  • do/serve time/ten years
  • be sent to/put somebody in/be released from jail/prison
  • be/put somebody/spend 13 years on death row
  • be granted/be denied/violate (your) parole
  • ⇨ more collocations at crime
 GrammarschoolWhen a school is being referred to as an institution, you do not need to use the:When do the children finish school?When you are talking about a particular building, the is used:I’ll meet you outside the school.Prison, jail, court, and church work in the same way:Her husband spent three years in prison. She drove by the prison every day.
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