监狱 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- jail noun A building where people are held in custody, typically for short sentences or while awaiting trial.
- penitentiary noun A state or federal prison, especially one for people convicted of serious crimes.
- pokey adj Small and cramped.
Senses
监狱 is used for these senses in English:
- carceral (formal, or, literary) Of or pertaining to imprisonment or a prison. [from late 16th c.]
- jail A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.
- penitentiary Of or relating to the punishment of criminals.
- penitentiary (chiefly, US) A state or federal prison for convicted felons; (broadly) a prison.
- pokey (slang, with "the") prison.
jail — full definition
- noun A building where people are held in custody, typically for short sentences or while awaiting trial.
- verb To put someone in a jail or otherwise deprive them of freedom.
penitentiary — full definition
- noun A state or federal prison, especially one for people convicted of serious crimes.
- adj Relating to punishment of criminals or to prisons.
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