put into jail

put into jail
= put into prison посадити (кидати) у в'язницю

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  • jail — [[t]ʤe͟ɪl[/t]] ♦♦♦ jails, jailing, jailed (in BRIT, also use gaol) 1) N VAR A jail is a place where criminals are kept in order to punish them, or where people waiting to be tried are kept. Three prisoners escaped from a jail. Syn: prison 2) VERB …   English dictionary

  • jail — (Brit. also gaol) ► NOUN ▪ a place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime. ► VERB ▪ put in jail. DERIVATIVES jailer (also gaoler) noun. ORIGIN the word came into England from two Old French words, jaiole and gayole (the… …   English terms dictionary

  • put — /poot/, v., put, putting, adj., n. v.t. 1. to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf. 2. to bring into some relation, state, etc.: to put everything in order. 3. to… …   Universalium

  • jail — 1. noun he was thrown into jail Syn: prison, lock up, detention centre; N.Amer. penitentiary, jailhouse, correctional facility; informal clink, cooler, the slammer, inside; Brit.; informal nick; N.Amer.; informal can, pen, slam, pokey …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • jail — 1. noun he was thrown into the local jail Syn: prison, penitentiary, penal institution, lockup, detention center, jailhouse, stockade, correctional facility, reformatory, reform school; informal clink, slammer, big house, jug, brig, can, pen,… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • jail — {{11}}jail (n.) late 13c., gayhol, from O.N.Fr. gaiole and O.Fr. jaole, both meaning a cage, prison, from M.L. gabiola, from L.L. caveola, dim. of L. cavea cage, enclosure, stall, coop (see CAVE (Cf. cave) (n.)). Both forms carried into M.E.; now …   Etymology dictionary

  • jail — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See prison. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. prison, penitentiary, house of correction, penal institution, correctional facility, goal, cell, carcel, cage, guardhouse, guardroom, brig, pound, reformatory,… …   English dictionary for students

  • jail — / jāl/ n: a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody; specif: such a place under the jurisdiction of a local government (as a county) for the confinement of persons awaiting trial or those convicted of minor crimes compare house of …   Law dictionary

  • put — [poot] vt. put, putting [ME putten < or akin to OE potian, to push: mod. senses prob. < Scand, as in Dan putte, Swed dial. putta, to put away, push, akin to OE pyttan, to sting, goad] 1. a) to drive or send by a blow, shot, or thrust [to… …   English World dictionary

  • put teeth into something — put teeth into (something) to make a law or rule effective. The threat of fines and jail put real teeth into the laws regulating how and where children can work …   New idioms dictionary

  • put teeth into — (something) to make a law or rule effective. The threat of fines and jail put real teeth into the laws regulating how and where children can work …   New idioms dictionary

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