noun Download 🔗Share A place or institution for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody or detention, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding. Examples : "Because he skipped jury duty, the judge sentenced him to a short stay in the local gaol. " government law police building place state society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Confinement in a jail. Examples : "After the robbery, the thief faced a long stretch of gaol. " law government police Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The condition created by the requirement that a horse claimed in a claiming race not be run at another track for some period of time (usually 30 days). Examples : "The horse owner was frustrated by the 30-day gaol placed on his newly claimed horse, preventing him from entering it in the prestigious race at the bigger track. " sport race condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share In dodgeball and related games, the area where players who have been struck by the ball are confined. Examples : "After being hit by the dodgeball, Maria had to go to the gaol behind the gym. " sport game area place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (FreeBSD) A kind of sandbox for running a guest operating system instance. Examples : "The system administrator used a gaol to safely test the new software before deploying it to the live server. " computing technology system internet Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To imprison. Examples : "The judge decided to gaol the thief for five years after he was found guilty of robbery. " law government police Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
