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Soufan Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
Jailed or what?
If the government takes me to the prison because I did something illegal .. I say I'm jailed OR I'm prisoned or what? Thank you in advance!
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Jailed is official, done by a government: The burglar was jailed Imprisoned, whilst usable for legal jailing, can be legal or illegal: The kidnapper imprisoned the tourist in a cave and also applied to animals The bear was imprisoned in a cage It's therefore slightly better to use jailed unless you want to convey that it was an injustice. d
- Jailed is official, done by a government: The burglar was jailed Imprisoned, whilst usable for legal jailing, can be legal or illegal: The kidnapper imprisoned the tourist in a cave and also applied to animals The bear was imprisoned in a cage It's therefore slightly better to use jailed unless you want to convey that it was an injustice.
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Jailed is official, done by a government:
The burglar was jailed
Imprisoned, whilst usable for legal jailing, can be legal or illegal:
The kidnapper imprisoned the tourist in a cave
and also applied to animals
The bear was imprisoned in a cage
It's therefore slightly better to use jailed unless you want to convey that it was an injustice.
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The burglar was jailed
Imprisoned, whilst usable for legal jailing, can be legal or illegal:
The kidnapper imprisoned the tourist in a cave
and also applied to animals
The bear was imprisoned in a cage
It's therefore slightly better to use jailed unless you want to convey that it was an injustice.
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Depending o the country and its legal system, there are sometimes differences between jail and prison. These differences usually relate to the seriousness of the crime.
Common expressions are
eg They put me in jail/prison.
eg I'm in ja
Common expressions are
eg They put me in jail/prison.
eg I'm in ja
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Soufan If the government takes me to the prison because I did something illegal .. I say I'm jailed OR I'm prisoned or what? Thank you in advance!In the U.S. those are two distinct things: local (typically county/municipal) jails, or state and federal prisons. Thus, the most accurate choice would depend upon which governmental authority incarcerated you.
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