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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Variant spelling 1.1.2 Synonyms 1.1.3 Translations 1.2 Transitive verb 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Derived terms

English

Noun

jail (countable and uncountable; plural jails)

Variant spelling

• gaol (old-fashioned British)

1. A prison.
2. (uncountable): Confinement in a jail.

Synonyms

• hoosegow
• prison
• slammer

Translations

See prison

Transitive verb

to jail (jailing, jailed)

1. To imprison.

Synonyms

See imprison

Translations

See imprison

Derived terms

• jailbait
• jailbird
• jailer
• jail sentence