Gaol vs. Jail

Difference Between Gaol and Jail
Gaolnoun
alternative spelling of jail
Jailnoun
A place or institution for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody or detention, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.
Gaolverb
alternative spelling of jail
Jailnoun
(uncountable) Confinement in a jail.
Gaolnoun
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)
Jailnoun
(horse racing) The condition created by the requirement that a horse claimed in a claiming race not be run at another track for some period of time (usually 30 days).
Gaolverb
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail;
The suspects were imprisoned without trialthe murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his lifeJailnoun
In dodgeball and related games, the area where players who have been struck by the ball are confined.
Jailnoun
A kind of sandbox for running a guest operating system instance.
Jailverb
To imprison.
Jailnoun
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)
Jailverb
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail;
The suspects were imprisoned without trialthe murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life