/ʤeɪl/ – noun/verb
Definition: 1. nhà tù, nhà tạm giam (để xét hỏi), khám đường;
2. bỏ tù, tống giam, giam giữ.
A more thorough explanation: 1. a place where people that have been arrested are kept, especially when they are kept for a short period of time
2. (US) a place designed to hold people awaiting trial or who are serving short sentences. Jails are usually run by sheriffs and/or local governments, whereas prisons are operated by state governments and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and are designed to hold people convicted of crimes.
3. (UK) often used as a synonym for prison
Example: The defendant was sentenced to five years in jail for the crime of robbery.