Gaol vs. Jail

Variant of jail.

A place of detention, especially for persons who are accused of committing a crime and have not been released on bail or for persons who are serving short sentences after conviction of a misdemeanor.

(Commonwealth) jail

Detention in a jail.

(Commonwealth) jail

To detain in a jail.

A place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment; a jail.

A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.

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)

(uncountable) Confinement in a jail.

Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail;

(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).

In dodgeball and related games, the area where players who have been struck by the ball are confined.

A kind of sandbox for running a guest operating system instance.

To imprison.

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.

To imprison.

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)

Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail;