jail
verb#1,015
Translations
- 刑獄けいごく
- 刑務所けいむしょ
- 拘置所こうちしょ
- 獄舎ごくしゃ
English definition
- 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)
Examples
- By the time you get out of jail, she'll probably have gotten married.
- In the end, he landed in jail.