jail (j l)n. 1. A place for the confinement of persons in lawful detention, especially persons awaiting trial under local jurisdiction. 2. Detention in a jail. tr.v. jailed, jail·ing, jails To detain in or as if in a jail. [From Middle English jaiole (from Old French) and from Middle English gaiol, gaol (from Old North French gaiole), both from Vulgar Latin *gaviola, from Latin *caveola, diminutive of cavea, cage, hollow.] |
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