jail vs prison
Definitions
noun
- a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
verb
- lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
Examples
She distinguished the undrawing of iron bars, and then the countenance of Spalatro at her door, before she had a clear remembrance of her situation — that she was a prisoner in a house on a lonely shore, and that this man was her jailor.
False statements on your tax form could land you in jail.
He spent three days in jail after smashing up an apartment, and has done time in a drug rehabilitation centre.
Definitions
noun
- a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement
- a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
Examples
The warden of prisons was contacted for information on the convict's behavior on the chain gang, or in a few cases on the State Farm.
She distinguished the undrawing of iron bars, and then the countenance of Spalatro at her door, before she had a clear remembrance of her situation — that she was a prisoner in a house on a lonely shore, and that this man was her jailor.
Why be all miffy and hissy and in a bitch-slapping mood guys, about not being in the military when you can do the work you like in prisons and police forces?
