gaol

/dʤeil/ Cách viết khác : (jail) /dʤeil/
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gaol

A man is locked in a gaol cell.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody: "gaol" refers to a building or facility where individuals are detained by legal authority, typically while awaiting trial or serving a sentence for a crime. It is synonymous with "jail."

  2. Verb:

    • To put or keep someone in a gaol: The action of confining a person in such an institution.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The old gaol has been turned into a museum.
    • He spent three years in gaol for the offense.

  • Verb:

    • The judge decided to gaol the suspect until the trial.
    • They were gaoled for their part in the protest.
Advanced Usage
  • "to be sent to gaol": to be sentenced to imprisonment.
    • The corrupt official was sent to gaol for ten years.
  • "to break gaol" (archaic): to escape from prison.
    • In the old tale, the prisoner managed to break gaol.
Variants and Related Words
  • Jail (noun/verb): The more common modern spelling, especially in American English, with identical meaning to "gaol."
  • Gaoler (noun, archaic): A jailer; a person in charge of a gaol or the prisoners in it.
    • The gaoler brought the prisoner his meal.
Synonyms
  • Prison: A building where people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed or while awaiting trial.
  • Penitentiary: (Chiefly US) A prison for people convicted of serious crimes.
  • Lockup: A jail, especially a small or local one.
Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Gaol" is not commonly used to form phrasal verbs. The following are associated with its synonym "jail.") - Jail someone for something: To imprison someone because of a specific act. - He was jailed for fraud. - Be jailed on charges/on suspicion of: To be imprisoned while accusations are investigated. - She was jailed on suspicion of espionage.

Related Idioms
  • "Gaolbird" (noun, dated): A person who is or has been in prison frequently; a habitual criminal.
    • The town knew him as an old gaolbird.
  • "To be in/out of gaol": To be imprisoned or free from imprisonment.
    • He's been in and out of gaol all his life.
gaol

A man is locked in a gaol cell.

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)
Verb
  1. 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

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