false Ы s [adj] emotions or feelings that are false are not real, and you are only pretending to feel them: 'Merry Christ mas.' she said, with false cheerfulness. J The politician greeted them with a false
LAW
^ff PUNISH
si \
CATCH
smile.
PRISON
шее 3,4
* t
CRIME ^^
see also
police
COURT/TRIAL
a place where people are kept as a punishment
prison pn/^n [n C/U| a building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime: Conditions in the prison were
appalling, i a maximum security prison
in prison She's been in prison for eight years.
Prison and jail mean the same, and both words can be used in most situations. But prison |5 the usual word in more formal or official contexts, or when ; someone is sent there for a very long time.
! A
I Ы Don't use 'a' or 'the' with prison .f you
j are talking about prisons in generaclass="underline" He
, spent half his life in prison (not 'in the |
I prison'). I She was sent to prison. j
jail d^cil [n C/U] a prison - use this especially about a situation in which someone is sent to prison for a (airly short time: This is the jail that Butch Cassidy escaped from in 1887. in jail She was released after just three days in jail.
You can also use jail before a noun, like an adjective: a jail sentence
cell sel; (n C] a small room in a prison or police station, where someone is kept as a punishment: The prisoners spend most
Convict js used especially in news reports.
hostage hostid^jl ha:s-/ [n ci someone who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy or a group of criminals, and is threatened
of the day locked in their cells.
someone who is kept in
prison
prisoner prjz^nэг/ [n C] someone who is kept in prison as a punishment: The prisoners are allowed an hour's exercise every day.
convict 'kDnvikfkam-/ [n C] someone who has been proved guilty of a crime and has been sent to prison: There was a report on the news about an escaped convict. I Stubbs was an ex-convict who
You can also use prison before a noun, like an adjective: a long prison sentence prison officers
got a job as a security guard.
to put someone in prison
put sb in prison/send sb to
prison pot .;sb) in priZt?n, .send (sb) РП7.Л1 to officially order someone to be taken to a prison and kept there: Eventually, her attacker was caught and put in prison. I The judge sent him to prison for seven years.
Olock up Ink лр|| lo:k- [phrasa/ verb T] j;sren,a<.i y spoki'n to put someone in prison lock sb up/lock up sb Rapists deserve to be locked up for the rest of their lives. I a new law allowing the courts to lock up very young criminals
Use lock up especially when you mean that someone deserves to be in prison because they are very bad or dangerous.
imprison invpnz^n \v t] formal to put someone in prison, especially when you think this is wrong or unfair: The govern ment has arrested and imprisoned all opposition leaders. I Mandela and Sobukwe were imprisoned on Robben Island.
imprisonment (n Uj when someone is put in prison, or the time that someone spends in prison. The maximum penalty is three years' imprisonment. I His confession led to the arrest and imprisonment of several gang members.
to force someone to stay in a place as a
prisoner
keep кi:p [и T] to force someone to stay in a place, as if they were a prisoner keep sb in sth West had abducted a young girl and kept her in his basement for 10 days.
keep sb prisoner The rebels kidnapped her and kept her prisoner for three months.
with death or injury if their government, their family etc does not do what the enemy or criminals want: They say they will kill the hostages if we don't agree to their demands.
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be sent to prison Davis teas sent to prison for selling illegal drugs, be released from prison (-be allowed to leave) Forbes will be released from prison next week.
take sb hostage /teik (sb) 'hostidsll -ha:s- if an enemy or group of criminals takes someone hostage, they keep that
Don't say 'take someone as a hostage' Say take someone hostage.
hold ;haold/ [и T] to keep someone in a place and not allow them to leave - used
especially in news reports: Police are holding two men in connection with the robbery.
Hold sb prisoaer/hostage/captive Several tourists were being held captive by rebels in Kashmir.
holding - held - have held
be imprisoned bi: im'pri/^nd to be kept somewhere and prevented from leaving: the castle where Mary Queen of
Scots was once imprisoned I Many old people are too frightened to go out. and feel as if they are imprisoned in their own homes.
PRIVATE
look here for...
not for other people to use
not for other people to know about
not controlled by the government
^ opposite public m see also medical treatment,
education
II not for other people to use
private /'praiv^i/ [adj] a private room, piece of land etc can only be used by one person or group, and is not for everyone: All the rooms have private bathrooms. I The hotel has its own private beach I Private property. No entryf