March 27, 2016

Prison

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 282 Version 2

      Main Definitions

  1. prison |n| a building (or vessel) in which people are legally held as a punishment for crimes they have committed or while awaiting trial.
  2. "He died in prison."
  3. lockdown 1 |n| the confinement of prison inmates to their cells as a security measure following a disturbance in the prison.
  4. "Prisoners have been placed on lockdown to prevent further violence at the jail."
  5. "The prison governor ordered an instant lockdown."
  6. "Prisoners have been placed on lockdown to prevent further violence at the jail."
  7. lockdown 2 |n| a prison, especially a high-security one.
  8. cell |n| a small room in which a prisoner is locked up or in which a monk or nun sleeps.
  9. "The authorities locked all remaining inmates in their cells."


    Riots

  1. riot |n| a situation in which a large crowd of people are behaving in a violent and uncontrolled way, especially when they are protesting about something.
  2. "A prison riot."
  3. "The prison riots were caused by bad physical conditions and poor security."
  4. riot gear |n| special clothing worn by police dealing with a riot,
  5. "Almost 1,000 officers, many in riot gear, were needed to restore order."
  6. riot shield |n| a plastic shield used by a police officer.
  7. "The police moved in on the demonstration using riot shields and tear gas."
  8. Tear gas /lachrymatory agent / lachrymator   a chemical weapon that causes severe eye, respiratory, and skin irritation, pain, vomiting, and even blindness. In the eye, it stimulates the nerves of the lacrimal gland to produce tears.
  9. riot police / riot squad |n| police specially equipped with riot gear (shields, tear gas grenades, etc) for dealing with rioting crowds.
  10. "Then someone called the riot squad.
  11. "Demonstrators clashed with 140 riot squad officers, drawn from the police and the British army."
  12. tear gas / lachrymatory agent / lachrymator |n| a chemical weapon that causes severe eye, respiratory, and skin irritation, pain, vomiting, and even blindness. In the eye, it stimulates the nerves of the lacrimal gland to produce tears.
  13. pepper spray / OC spray / OC gas / capsicum spray |n| a lachrymatory agent that irritates the eyes to cause tears, pain, and temporary blindness,  used in policing, riot control, crowd control, and personal self-defense, including defense against dogs and bears. Its inflammatory effects cause the eyes to close, taking away vision. This temporary blindness allows officers to more easily restrain subjects and permits people using pepper spray for self-defense an opportunity to escape. Although considered a less-than-lethal agent.

     More Related

  1. arrest  |v| take into legal custody.
  2. "Wayne was arrested for dangerous driving."
  3. go on a hunger strike / go on hunger strike |UK| |v| to protest by refusing to eat.
  4. "Maynard went on a hunger strike to protest his innocence."
  5. incarceration |n| the state of being imprisoned.
  6. "His ignominious incarceration in the local jail."
  7. "There have been angry protests about his arrest and incarceration."
  8. "Immediately upon incarceration, you are registered for the general social security scheme (health and maternity insurance), even if you have illegal alien status."
  9. jailbreak / breakout / gaolbreak / prisonbreak / prison-breaking |v| an escape from jail.
  10. "The breakout was carefully planned."

      People

  1. police 1 |n| force responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order.
  2. police 2 |n| the official organization that is responsible for protecting people and property, making people obey the law, finding out about and solving crime, and catching people who have committed a crime.
  3. prison guard |n| someone who guards prisoners.
  4. prisoner / convict / detainee / inmate / jailbird/ con / lifer /  yardbird |n| someone who is kept in a prison as a punishment for a crime, or while they are waiting for their trial.
  5. "Prisoner may be locked in their cells for twenty-two hours a day."
  6. "A prisoner serving a life sentence for murder."
  7. "A third of all inmates are remand prisoners who are awaiting trial or sentencing."
  8. offender 1 |n| a person who commits an illegal act.
  9. "An institution for juvenile offenders."
  10. offender 2 |n| a person or thing that offends, does something wrong, or causes problems.




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