jail (verb)
1jail — / jāl/ n: a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody; specif: such a place under the jurisdiction of a local government (as a county) for the confinement of persons awaiting trial or those convicted of minor crimes compare house of …
2jail — (Brit. also gaol) ► NOUN ▪ a place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime. ► VERB ▪ put in jail. DERIVATIVES jailer (also gaoler) noun. ORIGIN the word came into England from two Old French words, jaiole and gayole (the… …
3jail — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (BrE also gaol) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ city (esp. AmE), county, local ▪ high security, maximum security, top security (all esp. BrE) ▪ …
4jail */ — I UK [dʒeɪl] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms jail : singular jail plural jails a place where people are put after they have been arrested, or where people go as punishment for a crime in jail: Adam spent 3 years in jail for drug… …
5jail — jail1 [ dʒeıl ] noun count or uncount * a place where people are put after they have been arrested or where people go as punishment for a crime: the county jail in jail: Adam spent 3 years in jail for drug possession. go/be sent to jail: She s… …
6jail*/ — [dʒeɪl] noun [C/U] I a place where people are put as punishment for a crime Syn: prison Adam spent 3 years in jail for drug possession.[/ex] They put her in jail for murder.[/ex] II verb [T] jail [dʒeɪl] to put someone in jail He was jailed for… …
7jail — I. noun Etymology: Middle English jaiole, from Anglo French gaiole, jaiole, from Late Latin caveola, diminutive of Latin cavea cage more at cage Date: 13th century 1. a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody; specifically such a… …
8jail — [[t]ʤe͟ɪl[/t]] ♦♦♦ jails, jailing, jailed (in BRIT, also use gaol) 1) N VAR A jail is a place where criminals are kept in order to punish them, or where people waiting to be tried are kept. Three prisoners escaped from a jail. Syn: prison 2) VERB …
9jail — 1. noun he was thrown into jail Syn: prison, lock up, detention centre; N.Amer. penitentiary, jailhouse, correctional facility; informal clink, cooler, the slammer, inside; Brit.; informal nick; N.Amer.; informal can, pen, slam, pokey …
10jail — 1. noun a) A place for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody or detention, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding. I have to go to jail 5 days a week. b) Confinement in a jail. Syn: slammer… …
