Gaol
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[n] 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)
[v] lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
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Synonyms
clink, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jail, jailhouse, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand, slammer
Related Terms
bastille, beleaguer, beset, besiege, black hole, blockade, bolt in, borstal, borstal institution, bound, box in, bridewell, brig, cage, cast in prison, cell, chamber, clap in jail, clap up, close in, compass, concentration camp, condemned cell, contain, c