gaol

  • 1Gaol — (j[=a]l), n. [See {Jail}.] A place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment; a jail. [Preferably, and in the United States usually, written {jail}.] [1913 Webster] {Commission of general gaol delivery}, an… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2gaol — gaol·er chiefly Brit var of jail jailer Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. gaol n. An archaic spe …

    Law dictionary

  • 3gaol´er — gaol «jayl», noun, transitive verb. British. jail. ╂[Middle English gayhole < Old North French gaiole < Vulgar Latin gaviōla < Latin cavea cage] –gaol´er, noun …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 4gaol — [dʒeıl] n, v a British spelling of ↑jail …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5gaol — [ dʒeıl ] a British spelling of jail1 …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 6gaol — see JAIL (Cf. jail), you tea sodden football hooligan …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 7gaol — gaol, gaoler see jail, jailer …

    Modern English usage

  • 8gaol — [jāl] n. Brit. sp. of JAIL gaoler n …

    English World dictionary

  • 9gaol — /gey(a)l/ A now obsolete term (of English origin) for a prison for temporary confinement; a jail; a place for the confinement of offenders against the law. As distinguished from prison, it is said to be a place for temporary or provisional… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 10gaol — /gey(a)l/ A now obsolete term (of English origin) for a prison for temporary confinement; a jail; a place for the confinement of offenders against the law. As distinguished from prison, it is said to be a place for temporary or provisional… …

    Black's law dictionary

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