จำคุก

jam kúk

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] imprison; incarcerate

to confine someone in prison as a legal punishment by court order

Examples

ศาลsăanศาลsăan1court (of law)2shrine; spirit house3royal court; court of a monarchตัดสินdtàt-sĭnตัดสินdtàt-sĭn1[to] decide; make a decision2[to] judge; adjudicateจำคุกjam kúkจำคุกjam kúk1[to] imprison; incarcerate2imprisonment; incarcerationเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นเวลาbpen way-laaเป็นเวลาbpen way-laa1for (a duration)2regularly; on a schedule2ปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal year
The court sentenced him to two years in prison.
2NounB2

imprisonment; incarceration

the legal state of being confined in prison

Examples

กฎหมายgòt-măaiกฎหมายgòt-măai1law; statute2the law (legal system)3legal code/body of lawกำหนดgam-nòtกำหนดgam-nòt1[to] set; fix; determine2[to] schedule; assign3specification; stipulation4deadline; due dateให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitบางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slightความผิดkwaam pìtความผิดkwaam pìt1fault; blame; guilt2offense; violation (legal)ต้องมีdtông meeต้องมีdtông mee[to] must have; [to] need to haveโทษจำคุกtôht jam kúkโทษจำคุกtôht jam kúkprison sentence; imprisonmentซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationหมายถึงmăai tĕungหมายถึงmăai tĕung1[to] mean; denote; refer to2[to] mean (to say); intend (one’s words)การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matterถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)คุมขังkum kăngคุมขังkum kăng[to] imprison; detain; confineในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)เรือนจำreuuan jamเรือนจำreuuan jamprison; jailตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4along; along (a path); following (direction)5after; behind; in pursuit of6as; in the capacity of (ตามที่/ตามฐานะ)คำพิพากษาkam-pí-pâak-săaคำพิพากษาkam-pí-pâak-săacourt judgment
The law stipulates that some offenses carry imprisonment, which means being confined in prison under a court judgment.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

จำjamจำjam1[to] remember; recall2[to] memorize3[to] recognizePart 1
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คุกkúkคุกkúkprison; jailPart 2
จำคุกjam kúkจำคุกjam kúk[to] imprison; incarcerate