Definitions for gaoldʒeɪl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gaoldʒeɪl(n.; v.t.)
Category: British
Ref: jail .
gaol′er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
jail, jailhouse, gaol, clink, slammer, poky, pokey(verb)
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand(verb)
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
"The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
gaolʒeɪl
jail
Wiktionary
gaol(Noun)
Preferred
gaol(Verb)
To confine in a gaol; to imprison
Webster Dictionary
Gaol(noun)
a place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment; a jail
Translations for gaol
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- tronkAfrikaans
- سِجْنArabic
- затворBulgarian
- cadeiaPortuguese (BR)
- vězeníCzech
- das GefängnisGerman
- fængselDanish
- φυλακήGreek
- cárcel, prisiónSpanish
- vanglaEstonian
- زندانFarsi
- vankilaFinnish
- prisonFrench
- כֶּלֶא, בֵּית סוֹהָרHebrew
- कारागारHindi
- zatvorCroatian
- börtönHungarian
- penjaraIndonesian
- fangelsiIcelandic
- prigione, carcereItalian
- 刑務所Japanese
- 감옥Korean
- kalėjimasLithuanian
- cietumsLatvian
- penjaraMalay
- gevangenisDutch
- fengselNorwegian
- więzieniePolish
- زندانPersian
- بندي خانPashto
- cadeiaPortuguese
- puşcărieRomanian
- тюрьмаRussian
- väzenieSlovak
- ječaSlovenian
- zatvorSerbian
- fängelse, häkteSwedish
- เรือนจำThai
- hapishaneTurkish
- 監獄Chinese (Trad.)
- в'язниця, тюрмаUkrainian
- قیدخانہUrdu
- tùVietnamese
- 监狱Chinese (Simp.)
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