jail
Prononciation : [dʒeɪl]
Mot
Contexte : « 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?
Contexte : « 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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