vankila — meaning in English

English meaning

jail noun A building where people are held in custody, typically for short sentences or while awaiting trial.
prison noun A secure institution where people are held, usually as punishment after being convicted of a serious crime, or while awaiting trial.

vankila 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.
jail In dodgeball and related games, the area where players who have been struck by the ball are confined.
prison A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.

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.

noun A secure institution where people are held, usually as punishment after being convicted of a serious crime, or while awaiting trial.
noun Any situation or place that feels confining or inescapable, even without literal bars.