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jail noun

  /d͡ʒeɪ(ə)l/
  • 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.
 vankila, tyrmä, poliisivankila, putka
  • (uncountable) Confinement in a jail.
 pidätys, vankeus
  • In dodgeball and related games, the area where players who have been struck by the ball are confined.
 vankila
  • (horse racing, uncountable) The condition created by the requirement that a horse claimed in a claiming race not be run at another track for some period of time (usually 30 days).
 väliaikainen kilpailurajoitus myynnin jälkeen
get out of jail free card
vapaudu vankilasta -kortti
black jail
pimeä vankila
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