gaoled

dʒeɪld

Definition of gaoled - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

legal

Rare

imprisoned or confined in jail

Rare

The gaoled prisoner awaited his trial.
The gaoled activist wrote letters from his cell.
The gaoled thief regretted his actions.

detained

imprisoned

incarcerated

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Origin of gaoled

Old French, jaole (jail)

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French:emprisonné, ...
German:inhaftiert, ...
Italian:imprigionato, ...
Spanish:encarcelado, ...
Portuguese:preso, ...
Chinese:被关押, ...
Japanese:投獄された, ...
Arabic:مَسْجُون, ...
Hebrew:כָּלוּא, ...
Russian:заключённый, ...
Ukrainian:ув'язнений, ...
Hindi:कैद, ...
Bengali:কারাবন্দী, ...
Catalan:empresonat, ...
Czech:vězněný, ...
Danish:fængslet, ...
Dutch:gevangen, ...
Greek:φυλακισμένος, ...
Hungarian:bebörtönzött, ...
Khmer:ជាប់ពន្ធនាគារ, ...
Korean:감금된, ...
Persian:زندانی, ...
Polish:uwięziony, ...
Portuguese (BR):encarcerado, ...
Romanian:încarcerat, ...
Swedish:fängslad, ...
Thai:ถูกคุมขัง, ...
Turkish:hapsedilmiş, ...
Vietnamese:bị giam giữ, ...

gaol

dʒeɪl

jailed

Definition of gaol - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

correctional facility

Dated

place for holding people awaiting trial or serving sentences

Dated

The gaol was overcrowded with inmates.

jail

lockup

prison

Verb

tr.

imprisonment

Dated

confine someone in a correctional facility

Dated

The judge decided to gaol the offender.

imprison

incarcerate

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place for holding people awaiting trial or serving sentences

Origin of gaol

Old French, gaiole (cage)

Examples of gaol in a sentence

The old gaol is now a museum.
They threatened to gaol him for the crime.
The authorities decided to gaol the protestors.

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French:prison, emprisonner, ...
German:Gefängnis, inhaftieren, ...
Italian:carcere, imprigionare, ...
Spanish:cárcel, encarcelar, ...
Portuguese:prisão, prender, ...
Chinese:拘留所, 监禁, ...
Japanese:刑務所, 投獄する, ...
Arabic:سِجْن, سَجَنَ, ...
Hebrew:בֵּית כֶּלֶא, לִכְלוֹא, ...
Russian:тюрьма, заключать в тюрьму, ...
Ukrainian:в'язниця, ув'язнювати, ...
Hindi:जेल, कैद करना, ...
Bengali:কারাগার, কারাবাসে পাঠানো, ...
Catalan:centre penitenciari, empresonar, ...
Czech:vězení, uvěznit, ...
Danish:fængsel, fængsle, ...
Dutch:gevangenis, opsluiten, ...
Greek:φυλακή, φυλακίζω, ...
Hungarian:börtön, bebörtönözni, ...
Khmer:ពន្ធនាគារ, ដាក់ពន្ធនាគារ, ...
Korean:감옥, 감옥에 가두다, ...
Persian:زندان, زندانی کرد, ...
Polish:więzienie, uwięzić, ...
Portuguese (BR):prisão, prender, ...
Romanian:închisoare, a încarcera, ...
Swedish:fängelse, fängsla, ...
Thai:เรือนจำ, จำคุก, ...
Turkish:cezaevi, hapsetmek, ...
Vietnamese:nhà tù, bỏ tù, ...

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