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Jail (disambiguation) — Jail, also spelled gaol , is a place for confinement. Other uses:* Jail (computer security), program resources sandbox mechanism * Chroot jail, a command on Unix operating systems * FreeBSD jail, a FreeBSD environment * Jail (TV series), a… … Wikipedia
jail — 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
jail — 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… … Wiktionary
jail — 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 … Useful english dictionary
jail — / 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 … Law dictionary
Jail — (j[=a]l), n. [OE. jaile, gail, gayhol, OF. gaole, gaiole, jaiole, F. ge[^o]le, LL. gabiola, dim. of gabia cage, for L. cavea cavity, cage. See {Cage}.] A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody, especially … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jail delivery — Jail Jail (j[=a]l), n. [OE. jaile, gail, gayhol, OF. gaole, gaiole, jaiole, F. ge[^o]le, LL. gabiola, dim. of gabia cage, for L. cavea cavity, cage. See {Cage}.] A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jail delivery commission — Jail Jail (j[=a]l), n. [OE. jaile, gail, gayhol, OF. gaole, gaiole, jaiole, F. ge[^o]le, LL. gabiola, dim. of gabia cage, for L. cavea cavity, cage. See {Cage}.] A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jail fever — Jail Jail (j[=a]l), n. [OE. jaile, gail, gayhol, OF. gaole, gaiole, jaiole, F. ge[^o]le, LL. gabiola, dim. of gabia cage, for L. cavea cavity, cage. See {Cage}.] A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jail liberties — Jail Jail (j[=a]l), n. [OE. jaile, gail, gayhol, OF. gaole, gaiole, jaiole, F. ge[^o]le, LL. gabiola, dim. of gabia cage, for L. cavea cavity, cage. See {Cage}.] A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
