noun🔗SharePrison, geôleA 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."The teenager was sent to jail for vandalism. "L'adolescent a été envoyé en prison pour vandalisme.governmentpolicelawbuildingplaceorganizationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEmprisonnement, détentionConfinement in a jail."The thief was sent to jail for stealing the car. "Le voleur a été envoyé en prison pour avoir volé la voiture.governmentpolicelawbuildingstateessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRestrictionThe 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)."The horse was placed under a 30-day jail after winning the claiming race. "Le cheval a été soumis à une restriction de 30 jours après avoir remporté la course à réclamer.sportanimalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePrison, cachotIn dodgeball and related games, the area where players who have been struck by the ball are confined."The jail in dodgeball was a small circle near the net. "La prison au dodgeball était un petit cercle près du filet.sportgameareaessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBac à sable, prison(FreeBSD) A kind of sandbox for running a guest operating system instance."The student used a special jail to test a new operating system without affecting their school computer. "L'étudiant a utilisé un bac à sable spécial pour tester un nouveau système d'exploitation sans affecter son ordinateur scolaire.computingtechnologysystemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEmprisonner, incarcérerTo imprison."The police officer jailed the thief for stealing the jewelry. "L'agent de police a emprisonné le voleur pour avoir volé les bijoux.policegovernmentlawactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
