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jail Definition


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jail
gaol
noun
    1. Prison.
      Thesaurus: penitentiary (US), slammer (slang), lockup (slang), bastille, brig (US slang), clink (slang), pen (US slang), stir (slang), hoosegow (US slang), reformatory, stockade (US), cooler (slang), detention centre, detention camp.
verb
    jailed, jailing
    1. To imprison.
      Thesaurus: confine, incarcerate, detain, impound, imprison, lock up, put behind bars, send down (slang), send up (US), send uptown (US), send up the river (US).
Derivative: jailer
noun
    Someone who is responsible for holding prisoners in jail
      Thesaurus: keeper, warden, guard, captor, turnkey.
Etymology: 13c: from French gaole.



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