jail

Tù, nhà tù

a place where people are kept as a punishment for crimes or while they are waiting for their trial

• be in jail

Collocations in jail · go to jail

• He's been in jail for three months.

  Anh ta đã ở tù trong ba tháng.

Trại giam tạm, trạm cảnh sát có phòng giam

a small prison, especially one used to hold people who have been arrested but not yet tried or sentenced

• be in jail

Collocations in jail · go to jail

• She was held in jail overnight.

  Cô ấy đã bị tạm giam qua đêm.

Giam giữ, giam tù

to put someone in prison as a punishment for a crime or while they are waiting for their trial

• jail somebody

Collocations jail a criminal · jail someone for theft

• The judge jailed him for six months.

  Tòa án đã tuyên án giam giữ anh ta trong sáu tháng.

Người tù, phạm nhân

a person who is in jail as a punishment for a crime or while they are waiting for their trial

• jail + plural

Collocations jail inmates · jail prisoners

• The jail had 500 inmates.

  Nhà tù có 500 phạm nhân.

Người bị tạm giam

a person who is in a small prison, especially one used to hold people who have been arrested but not yet tried or sentenced

• jail + plural

Collocations jail inmates · jail prisoners

• There were 20 jail inmates.

  Có 20 người bị tạm giam.