jail

1. (countable, uncountable)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.

   serve time in jail

   released from jail

   Gefängnis

   тюрьмаtjurʹma

   в'язни́цяvʺjaznýcja, тюрма́tjurmá

2. (uncountable)Confinement in a jail.

3. (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).

4. (countable, uncountable)In dodgeball and related games, the area where players who have been struck by the ball are confined.

5. (uncountable, usually)A kind of sandbox for running a guest operating system instance.

1. I just got out of jail.

   Я щойно вийшов із в'язниці.

   ruЯ только что вышел из тюрьмы.

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2. Tom deserves to go to jail.

   Том заслуговує сісти у в'язницю.

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3. Tom spent three years in jail.

   Том відсидів у в'язниці три роки.

   ruТом отсидел три года в тюрьме.

   deTom brachte drei Jahre im Gefängnis zu.

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4. Tom has been released from jail.

   Тома випустили з в'язниці.

   ruТома выпустили из тюрьмы.

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5. I got out of jail yesterday.

   Вчора я вийшов з в'язниці.

   ruЯ вчера вышел из тюрьмы.

   deIch bin gestern aus dem Gefängnis gekommen.

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