What is another word for gaol?
Pronunciation:
[ d͡ʒˈe͡ɪl], [ dʒˈeɪl], [ dʒ_ˈeɪ_l]
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Synonyms for Gaol:
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n.
• artifact • gaol- jug .
- Alcatraz ,
- San Quentin ,
- bastille ,
- bridle ,
- brig ,
- cage ,
- cell ,
- collar ,
- confine ,
- cooler ,
- coop ,
- dungeon ,
- fence ,
- handcuff ,
- harness ,
- irons ,
- keep ,
- lockup ,
- manacle ,
- oubliette ,
- pen ,
- penal colony ,
- penitentiary ,
- pillory ,
- pinion ,
- pound ,
- prison ,
- reform school ,
- reformatory ,
- shackle ,
- stockade ,
- straight jacket ,
- stronghold ,
- tether ,
- vise .
Other synonyms:
- concentration camp ,
- correctional facility ,
- death camp ,
- detention center ,
- gulag ,
- labor camp ,
- prison camp .
- boot camp .
Other relevant words:
- Borstal ,
- Bridewell ,
- Calaboose ,
- Leaguer ,
- Quod ,
- bagnio ,
- beleaguer ,
- beset ,
- besiege ,
- big house ,
- black hole ,
- blockade ,
- bolt in ,
- borstal institution ,
- bound ,
- box in ,
- can ,
- cast in prison ,
- chamber ,
- chokey ,
- choky ,
- clap up ,
- clink ,
- close in ,
- compass ,
- condemned cell ,
- contain ,
- coop in ,
- coop up ,
- cordon ,
- cordon off ,
- corral ,
- dawdle ,
- death house ,
- death row ,
- detention camp ,
- discard ,
- dispose ,
- encircle ,
- enclose ,
- encompass ,
- enshrine ,
- federal prison ,
- fence in ,
- forced-labor camp ,
- guardhouse ,
- hedge in ,
- hem in ,
- hold captive ,
- hold prisoner ,
- hole ,
- hoosegow ,
- house of correction ,
- house of detention ,
- immure ,
- impound ,
- imprison ,
- in prison ,
- incarcerate ,
- include ,
- industrial school ,
- intern ,
- internment camp ,
- kennel ,
- lag ,
- lock in ,
- lock up ,
- mew ,
- nick ,
- pen in ,
- penal institution ,
- penal settlement ,
- pokey ,
- poky ,
- prison house ,
- put away ,
- put behind bars ,
- quarantine ,
- rail in ,
- remand ,
- remit ,
- shrine ,
- shut in ,
- shut up ,
- slammer ,
- stable ,
- state prison ,
- stir ,
- surround ,
- tolbooth ,
- tollbooth ,
- toss ,
- training school ,
- wall in ,
- wrap ,
- yard .
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How to use "Gaol" in context?
1. gaol, also known as a jail, is a correctional institution that holds offenders until they are released, sentenced, or die in custody.
2. The earliest known example of a jail is from the ancient Egyptian city of Saqqara. It held criminals until they were sentenced to death.
3. The first jail in England was built in 1314. It was a small, damp, and dark place that held criminals until they were released, sentenced, or died in custody.
4. The English word "gaol" comes from the Medieval Latin word "jailo," which means "to keep in custody."
Paraphrases for Gaol:
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Other Related
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Adjective
imprisonment.
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Noun, singular or mass
imprisonment, incarceration.
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Adjective
Hyponym for Gaol:
n.
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artifact
correctional institution.
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artifact
v.
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