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Antonyms for jail
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : jeyl |
| Phonetic Transcription : dʒeɪl |
Definition of jail
Origin :- late 13c., gayhol, from Old North French gaiole and Old French jaole, both meaning "a cage, prison," from Medieval Latin gabiola, from Late Latin caveola, diminutive of Latin cavea "cage, enclosure, stall, coop" (see cave (n.)). Both forms carried into Middle English; now pronounced "jail" however it is spelled. Persistence of Norman-derived gaol (preferred in Britain) is "chiefly due to statutory and official tradition" [OED].
- noun place for incarceration
- verb incarcerate
- After laying in the jail at Holly Springs about three weeks Wilson came for me.
- Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
- "The jail of the county is at Welland, the county town," replied the constable.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- I came here for rest and quiet, and I am going to have them, if I have to go to jail for them.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- Another had a brother in jail, who could not be got out without me.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- A writ by which a man may be taken out of jail when confined for the wrong crime.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- In the early summer of the year we hear of him in Appleby jail.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- A warrant was made out, and he was forthwith sent to the jail.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- No, once arrested, they would either keep me in jail for ever, or hang me.
- Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous
- He's up the road and he's going to catch people and put them in jail.
- Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
- Forgive me this earnestness, but the horrors of a jail have made me half distracted.
- Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
Synonyms for jail
- bastille
- black hole
- book
- brig
- bullpen
- cage
- can
- cell
- clink
- confine
- constrain
- cooler
- detain
- detention camp
- dungeon
- hold
- house of correction
- immure
- impound
- imprison
- inside
- jailhouse
- joint
- lock up
- lockup
- pen
- penal institution
- penitentiary
- pound
- prison
- put away
- put behind bars
- put on ice
- rack
- railroad
- reformatory
- send up
- sentence
- slammer
- solitary
- stir
- stockade
- take away
- throw away the keys
- throw in dungeon
- throw the book at
- up the river
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