Dictionary![]() ![]() jailPronunciation: ( jāl), [key] —n. a prison, esp. one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses. —v.t. to take into or hold in lawful custody; imprison. Also, Brit.,gaol. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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