jail

刑務所、拘置所

犯罪の疑いがある人や、犯罪の罰を受ける人を閉じ込めておく場所。

やさしい英語で： A place where people are kept because they are suspected of a crime or have been punished for one.

• He is in jail.
• She spent three months in jail for theft.
• The police took the suspect to the local jail.

使い方： in jail (Her brother is still in jail.); go to jail (He could go to jail for stealing the money.)

類義語： prison

よく使う表現： in jail, go to jail, jail sentence, local jail

投獄する、収監する

人を刑務所に入れる。

やさしい英語で： To put someone in prison.

• The judge jailed him.
• She was jailed for stealing public money.
• The authorities have jailed several protesters.

使い方： jail someone for something (The court jailed him for fraud.); be jailed for a period (She was jailed for six months.)

類義語： imprison, lock up

反対語： release, free

よく使う表現： jail someone, jail someone for something