Jail
31jail — 1 also gaol BrE noun (C, U) a place where criminals are kept as part of their punishment, or where people who have been charged with a crime are kept before they are judged in a law court; prison (1) 2 also gaol BrE verb (T) to put someone in… …
32jail — A prison pertaining to a county or municipality in which are confined for punishment persons convicted of misdemeanors committed in the county or municipality; also a place in which persons accused of crime, who are not able to furnish bail, or… …
33jail — n. & v. (also gaol) n. 1 a place to which persons are committed by a court for detention. 2 confinement in a jail. v.tr. put in jail. Etymology: ME gayole f. OF jaiole, jeole & ONF gaole f. Rmc dimin. of L cavea CAGE …
34jail — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See prison. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. prison, penitentiary, house of correction, penal institution, correctional facility, goal, cell, carcel, cage, guardhouse, guardroom, brig, pound, reformatory,… …
35jail — dÊ’eɪl n. prison, location where convicted criminals and people awaiting trial are confined; incarceration, imprisonment v. put in prison, incarcerate, jail, detain …
36jail — (Brit. also gaol) noun a place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime. verb put (someone) in jail. Derivatives jailer (also gaoler) noun Origin ME: based on L. cavea (see cage); the word came into Engl. in two forms, jaiole …
37jail — 1. noun he was thrown into the local jail Syn: prison, penitentiary, penal institution, lockup, detention center, jailhouse, stockade, correctional facility, reformatory, reform school; informal clink, slammer, big house, jug, brig, can, pen,… …
38jail — [[t]dʒeɪl[/t]] n. 1) a prison, esp. one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses 2) to take into or hold in lawful custody; imprison • Etymology: 1225–75; ME gaiole, jaiole, jaile < ONF gaiole, OF jaiole cage… …
39jail — /dʒeɪl / (say jayl) noun 1. a prison. –verb (t) 2. to take into or hold in custody; imprison. Also, gaol. {Middle English jaiole, from Old French: prison, cage, from Latin cavea cavity, enclosure, cage} Usage: In general the spelling of this word …
40jail — Hale pa ahao, hale wai. See saying, puhi2. ♦ To jail, ho opa ahao …
