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jaillike

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jail

  [jeyl]
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–noun
1. a prison, esp. one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
–verb (used with object)
2. to take into or hold in lawful custody; imprison.
Also, British, gaol.

Origin:
1225–75; ME gaiole, jaiole, jaile < ONF gaiole, OF jaiole cage < VL *gaviola, var. of *caveola, dim. of L cavea cage; see -ole 1

Related forms:
jail⋅a⋅ble, adjective
jailless, adjective
jaillike, adjective
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Main Entry: jail
Pronunciation: 'jAl
Function: noun
: a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody; specifically : 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 CORRECTION, HOUSE OF DETENTION, LOCKUP, PENITENTIARY, PRISON —jail transitive verb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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