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Simple English definitions for legal terms

jail

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A quick definition of jail:

A jail is a place where people who have been accused of a crime or convicted of a minor crime are kept. It is different from a prison, which is where people who have been convicted of serious crimes are sent for a longer period of time. Jails can be found at the federal, state, and local levels and are used to hold people until their trial or for short sentences.

A more thorough explanation:

A jail is a place where people are held while they are waiting for their trial or have been sentenced for low-level crimes. Jails are different from prisons because they are used to hold people who have committed misdemeanors, while prisons are used to hold people who have committed felonies and are sentenced to more than one year of imprisonment.

For example, if someone is arrested for shoplifting, they may be taken to a local jail to wait for their trial. If they are found guilty, they may be sentenced to a few months in jail. Another example is if someone is arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, they may be taken to a city jail to wait for their trial. If they are found guilty, they may be sentenced to a few weeks in jail.

These examples illustrate how jails are used to hold people who have committed low-level crimes and are awaiting trial or have been sentenced to a short period of imprisonment.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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