Do the words "jail" and "prison" refer to different things?
Aug 19, 2010 · he spent 15 years in jail. Prison. NOUN. A building to which people are legally committed as a punishment for a crime or while awaiting trial: he died in prison. But there is a …
Which word is used more in the UK: 'gaol' or 'jail'?
Dec 6, 2014 · Jail and gaol are indeed still used in unofficial speech for prisons, and sometimes also for police custody. There's a tendency to use jail more often for remand prisoners, but …
etymology - What is the origin of "stir" meaning "prison"?
Apr 1, 2020 · STIR, a prison, a lock-up; "IN STIR," in jail. Anglo Saxon, STYR, correction, punishment. And again in the much-maligned Charles MacKay's 1877 The Gaelic etymology …
What would you call a former criminal who has been released …
Feb 6, 2014 · Eventually, they just can't sit well in regular society and the rules are not the same as they are in prison. The lack of "respect", or what inmates claim to be "respect" is neither …
etymology - Origin of slang "doing a bid" for prison time?
May 13, 2012 · Hollywood once again gets it wrong. It is most emphatically called "doing a bit", not a bid. If your sentence is 10 years it's easier to do it bit by bit, when in prison anything …
What do you call a person who's just been released from jail?
2006 New Scientist 29 July 6/4 Prendergast's team studied released convicts in San Diego who had been treated in a prison therapeutic community. I did find the word unprisoned, for which …
single word requests - Someone who can't function being out of …
Nov 19, 2015 · A "recidivist" is a criminal who continues committing crimes after being released from jail. Many recidivists are trying to get caught, so they can go back to jail for the "three …
In what country did the term "railroaded" originate?
Sep 17, 2015 · To send a person to prison without proof of guilt, due process of law, or a fair trial; to send to jail by false evidence or by cheating, tricking, deceiving, or framing. 1877: [Craigie & …
phrases - What is the origin of "Judas gate"? - English Language ...
A small aperture or lattice in a door, orig. the door of a prison cell, through which a person can look without being noticed from the other side; a spyhole, a peephole. with the earliest …
"We are all just prisoners here, of our own device"
Dec 10, 2011 · As @Tom Au points out, by far the more common phrasing is of our own devising.....so although the Eagles' lyrics aren't actually incorrect, they're an even more …