jail
/dʒeɪl/noun
उच्चारण जेल
जेल, कारागार
Basic word
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
jail + sb (verb) + for + noun / -ing
As a verb, jail means to put someone in prison as a punishment. The crime is introduced by for, and the length of time by for as well.
क्रिया के रूप में 'jail' का अर्थ है किसी को दंड के रूप में कारावास में डालना। अपराध for से और अवधि भी for से बताई जाती है।
- The court jailed the clerk for taking bribes.
- He was jailed for ten years.
be sent to jail / go to jail / be in jail
When jail means the institution itself, it is used without the article after to and in. Add the only when you mean a particular building.
जब 'jail' संस्था के अर्थ में हो, तब to और in के बाद इसके साथ article नहीं लगता। किसी विशेष इमारत के लिए ही the लगाएँ।
- The corrupt official was sent to jail.
- The police van stopped outside the jail on the hill.
jail + noun / jail term / jail sentence
Jail works as a modifier in expressions such as jail term, jail sentence and jail cell, all of which relate to imprisonment.
'Jail' का प्रयोग jail term, jail sentence और jail cell जैसे संयोजनों में modifier के रूप में होता है, जो सब कारावास से जुड़े हैं।
- The judge gave him a two-year jail sentence.
jail vs prison
In British English a jail usually holds people awaiting trial or serving short sentences, while a prison holds those serving longer terms. In everyday Indian use the words are often interchangeable.
British English में jail में प्रायः मुक़दमे की प्रतीक्षा करने वाले या छोटी सज़ा काटने वाले लोग रखे जाते हैं, जबकि prison में लंबी सज़ा वाले। भारत की रोज़मर्रा की भाषा में दोनों प्रायः एक-दूसरे की जगह चलते हैं।
- The suspect spent a week in jail before his trial.
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verb + jail
be sent togo toescape frombreak out ofbe released from
- Three prisoners escaped from the district jail last night.
adjective + jail
countydistrictcentralovercrowdedlocal
- The central jail in the city holds more than two thousand prisoners.
jail + noun
sentencetermcellwardenbreaktime
- Her uncle served a short jail term for a traffic offence.
adverb + jail
unfairlywronglybrieflyimmediately
- The young man was wrongly jailed for a crime he did not commit.
threat and risk
face jailrisk jailavoid jailthreaten with jail
- Anyone selling fake certificates faces jail.
“More examples 6
- Radhika's grandfather was jailed during the freedom movement.
राधिका के दादाजी को स्वतंत्रता आंदोलन के दौरान जेल हुई थी।
- The judge warned that anyone found copying in the exam could face jail.
न्यायाधीश ने चेतावनी दी कि परीक्षा में नकल करते पाए गए किसी भी व्यक्ति को जेल हो सकती है।
- The old jail has been turned into a museum.
पुरानी जेल को संग्रहालय में बदल दिया गया है।
- He spent the night in jail after the argument turned violent.
झगड़ा हिंसक हो जाने पर उसने रात जेल में बिताई।
- She was released from jail on good behaviour.
अच्छे आचरण के कारण उसे जेल से रिहा कर दिया गया।
- Three men were jailed for fraud in the cooperative bank case.
सहकारी बैंक के मामले में तीन व्यक्तियों को धोखाधड़ी के लिए जेल हुई।
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✗ The thief was sent in jail for three years.
✓ The thief was sent to jail for three years.
Use to with send when the destination is the jail.
'Send' के साथ गंतव्य बताने के लिए 'to' का प्रयोग होता है, 'in' का नहीं।
✗ The court jailed him from five years.
✓ The court jailed him for five years.
The length of a sentence is introduced by for, not from.
सज़ा की अवधि बताने के लिए 'for' आता है, 'from' नहीं।
✗ He was jailed because of stealing a mobile phone.
✓ He was jailed for stealing a mobile phone.
After jail in the passive, the crime is introduced by for plus -ing or a noun; because of is not used with -ing here.
Passive 'jailed' के बाद अपराध 'for + -ing / noun' से बताया जाता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words all refer to a place where people are kept as punishment or while waiting for trial.
ये सभी शब्द उस स्थान को बताते हैं जहाँ लोगों को दंड के रूप में या मुक़दमे की प्रतीक्षा में रखा जाता है।
A place for people awaiting trial or serving short sentences; also the verb to imprison.
मुक़दमे की प्रतीक्षा करने या छोटी सज़ा काटने वालों का स्थान; क्रिया के रूप में कैद करना।
- He was held in the local jail overnight.
The general word for a building where convicted people serve their sentences.
दोषसिद्ध लोगों के सज़ा काटने की इमारत के लिए सामान्य शब्द।
- The murderer was sent to prison for life.
A small cell at a police station where people are kept for a short time.
थाने की छोटी कोठरी जहाँ लोगों को थोड़े समय के लिए रखा जाता है।
- The drunk driver spent the night in the police lock-up.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the prison words: jail, prison, lock-up (a small prison in a police station), custody (being kept by the police), solitary confinement, incarcerate (formal, imprison), parole (permission to leave prison early on conditions), bail (money paid to free somebody until their trial).
जेल के शब्द याद रखिए: jail, prison, lock-up (थाने में छोटी हवालात), custody (पुलिस हिरासत), solitary confinement (एकांत कारावास), incarcerate (औपचारिक, क़ैद करना), parole (शर्तों पर जल्दी जेल से छूट), bail (मुक़दमे तक किसी को छुड़ाने के लिए दी गई राशि, ज़मानत)।
§Grammar and usage
Go to jail or be in jail (no article, as a prisoner), like go to prison, school, hospital.
Go to jail या be in jail (बिना article, क़ैदी के रूप में), go to prison, school, hospital की तरह।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Jailbreak (an escape from prison), get out of jail free card (something that helps you escape a difficult situation).
Idioms: jailbreak (जेल से भागना), get out of jail free card (कठिन स्थिति से बचने में मदद करने वाली चीज़)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Tihar Jail (Delhi) is one of the largest prisons in South Asia; the Cellular Jail is in Port Blair.
तिहाड़ जेल (दिल्ली) दक्षिण एशिया की सबसे बड़ी जेलों में से एक है; सेलुलर जेल पोर्ट ब्लेयर में है।