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jail

Pronunciación: [dʒeɪl]

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Contexto: «law and order»

(noun) a place where people are kept when they have done something against the law. It’s like a building where people go when they break the rules, and they stay there for a while as a punishment.

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He spent the night in jail for stealing.

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She was not sent to jail because the evidence was not strong enough.

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What happens if someone goes to jail for a long time?

Contexto: «law and order»

(verb) to put someone in jail because they did something wrong. It means the police take them away and make them stay in that special place, like when someone does a bad act and has to face the consequences.

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The police decided to jail the man for his crimes.

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They cannot jail someone without proper evidence of wrongdoing.

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Why would the judge choose to jail the offender?

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