JAIL


Meaning of JAIL in English

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.

[ ME gayole f. OF jaiole, jeole & ONF gaole f. Rmc dimin. of L cavea CAGE ]

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