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Word: Jail
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: based on Latin cavea (see cage). The word came into English in two forms, jaiole from Old French and gayole from Anglo-Norman French gaole (surviving in the spelling gaol), originally pronounced with a hard g, as in goat
dʒeɪl
a place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime
Short Definition:place for confinement of people accused or convicted of crime
Examples:- he spent 15 years in jail
- a jail sentence
- gaol
Word: Jail
Speech Type: Verb
dʒeɪl
put (someone) in jail
Short Definition:put someone in jail
Examples:- the driver was jailed for two years
- gaol
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