English Glossary - Standardized
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jaila prison for those waiting to be tried for a crime or for those serving sentences for crimes that are not serious | |
jewela valuable stone, such as a diamond or emerald | |
jobthe work that one does to earn money | |
jointo put together or come together; to become part of or a member of | |
jointshared by two or more | |
jokesomething done or said to cause others to laugh | |
judgeto form an opinion about; to decide a question, especially a legal one; n. a public official who decides problems of law in a court | |
jumpto push down on the feet and move up quickly into the air | |
jurya group of people chosen to decide what is true in a trial | |