Look up: Jail

1. jail
   [n] - 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)
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2. Jail
   Jail noun [ Middle English jaile , gail , gayhol , Old French gaole , gaiole , jaiole , French geôle , Late Latin gabiola , dim. of gabia cage, for Latin cavea cavity, cage. See...
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3. Jail
   Jail transitive verb To imprison. [ R.] T. Adams (1614). « [ Bolts] that jail you from free life.» Tennyson.
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4. jail
   A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding. ... Alternative forms: gaol] 'This jail I count the house of liberty.' (Milton) Jail bird, a prisoner; one who has been confined in ...
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5. jail
   jailhouse noun 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)
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6. Jail
   • (n.) A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding. • (v. t.) To imprison.
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7. jail
   jail 1. A secure place for keeping people found guilty of minor crimes or awaiting legal judgment. 2. A place for the confinement of people in lawful detention, especially those awaiting trial under local jurisdiction; detention in a jail. 3. Etymology: From about 1275, gayhol, from Old Normandy F...
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8. jail
   jail: see prison.
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9. Jail
   A prison; a place appointed by law for the detention of prisoners. In the past the terms jail and prison were used interchangably, but today 'jail' usually refers to local detention facilities where the criminally accused are initially taken to be processed, to await trial, and where short usually l...
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10. Jail
    It is the position of the ball where it cannot be struck or advanced. So its like the ball is in jail.
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11. Jail
    (TV series) `Jail` is a reality television series that follows suspected criminals from booking through incarceration. It appears on MyNetworkTV`s 2007 Fall schedule. It also airs on TruTV under the name `Inside American Jail`. The Spike network has recently started airing Ja...
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