Definitions of gaol in English
noun
(1) 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
(2) 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)
verb
(1) Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
(2) Lock up or confine
(3) in or as in a jail
Examples of gaol in English
(1) His colleagues on the bench rejected his suggestion that the gaoler should be paid a salary, leading Howard to embark upon an extraordinary life of prison visits throughout the British Isles and ultimately most of Europe.
(2) She found herself looking up into the cruel face of the king's gaoler .
(3) The first shall pass his life alone; he shall be his own gaoler ;
(4) If anyone is committed to prison by the court, but leaves it without permission of the gaoler , his sentence is to be doubled.
(5) The moment our gaolers weren't looking, he bolted out the door and disappeared into the throng.
synonyms of gaol
jail
slammer
pokey
jailhouse
clink
poky
put behind bars
jail
remand
lag
imprison
put away
jug
immure
incarcerate
