korokoroni

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Meaning

An informal word for jail or a police cell where a person is locked up, either while waiting for trial or after a sentence. It is common in news reports of arrests.

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Used like a place, without a preposition: yuko korokoroni, he is in jail; kutiwa korokoroni, to be jailed. More formal words are jela, gereza and mahabusu; the dictionary entry korokoni is a shorter spelling of it.

Examples

• Mshukiwa huyo alitiwa korokoroni kwa siku tatu.The suspect was locked up for three days.
• Wanasiasa wawili bado wako korokoroni wakisubiri kesi.Two politicians are still in jail awaiting trial.
• Polisi walimpeleka korokoroni baada ya ugomvi baani.The police took him to the cells after a fight at the bar.

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korokoni