noun Download 🔗Share A place or institution for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody or detention, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding. Examples : ""People who commit minor crimes, like stealing a small item from a store, sometimes go to jails instead of prisons." " government police law building place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Confinement in a jail. Examples : "The prolonged jails of the prisoners were filled with people awaiting trial. " law police government Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The condition created by the requirement that a horse claimed in a claiming race not be run at another track for some period of time (usually 30 days). Examples : "The owner of the horse claimed in yesterday's race understands the jails: their new horse can't race at any other track for the next 30 days. " sport race animal condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share In dodgeball and related games, the area where players who have been struck by the ball are confined. Examples : "During dodgeball in gym class, the students who got hit had to sit in the jails on either side of the court. " sport game area Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (FreeBSD) A kind of sandbox for running a guest operating system instance. Examples : "The computer science student used the jails feature to test a new operating system without affecting the main system. " computing system technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To imprison. Examples : "The judge jails criminals who break the law. " law government police Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
