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/'sel/

AmE

/'sel/

noun - a small room in a prison where a criminal is locked

BrE

/kən'vɪktɪd/

AmE

/kən'vɪktɪd/

adjective - found guilty of a crime and sent to prison for it

BrE

/pə'rəʊl/

AmE

/pə'roʊl/

noun - a conditional release from prison before the end of the sentence

BrE

/'ɪnmeɪt/

AmE

/'ɪnmeɪt/

noun - a person locked up in a prison or a mental hospital

BrE

/'laɪf sentəns/

AmE

/'laɪf sent̬əns/

noun - a punishment of being in prison for the rest of your life

noun, informal - someone who has been sent to prison for the rest of their life

BrE

/kən'vɪktɪd 'felən/

AmE

/kən'vɪktɪd 'felən/

noun, American English - a person who was found guilty of a crime and went to prison for it

BrE

/'haʊsəˌrest/

AmE

/'haʊsəˌrest/

noun - a kind of punishment that makes you stay in your house instead of a prison

BrE

/dɪ'teɪn/

AmE

/dɪ'teɪn/

verb - to force someone to stay in an official place, such as a prison, a police station or a hospital

BrE

/ɪn'fɜ:məri/

AmE

/ɪn'fɜ:rməri/

noun, American English - a place in an institution (such a school, prison etc.) where a sick person can be treated by a nurse or a doctor

BrE

/'bɑ:z/

AmE

noun - a long wooden or metal sticks that are put in windows and doors (e.g. in a prison) to prevent someone from entering or escaping