gaol
Detention behind bars
Gaol is the British spelling of jail—a place where people are confined, typically while awaiting trial or serving short sentences.
The spelling persists in some legal and historical contexts in Britain, Australia, and other Commonwealth countries, though jail has become standard even there.
He spent a fortnight in gaol.
The verb means to imprison.
Confinement for offenders
- cellBasic unit of life
- lockupTemporary detention facility
- detentionTemporary official holding
- captivityState of being confined
imprisonment · penitentiary · dungeon · cellblock · inmate · prisoner · detainee · warden
Complete thought, grammatically
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
sanction · deterrence · reform · justice · hard labour · transportation · pillory · stocks
Unlawful taking of property
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- arsonCriminal deliberate burning
- assaultViolent offensive act
robbery · larceny · embezzlement · vandalism · forgery · kidnapping · homicide · manslaughter
Court-set release payment
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
- verdictOfficial court decision
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
magistrate · warrant · hearing · prosecution · defendant · parole · probation · remand
prison
Confinement for offenders
captivity · imprisonment · penitentiary · dungeon · cellblock · inmate · prisoner · detainee · warden · convict
sentence
Complete thought, grammatically
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
retribution · sanction · deterrence · reform · justice · hard labour · transportation · pillory · stocks · flogging
theft
Unlawful taking of property
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- arsonCriminal deliberate burning
assault · robbery · larceny · embezzlement · vandalism · forgery · kidnapping · homicide · manslaughter · extortion
bail
Court-set release payment
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
- verdictOfficial court decision
indictment · magistrate · warrant · hearing · prosecution · defendant · parole · probation · remand · tribunal
- prisoncell block, inmate, prison, prisoner, prison cells
- prisonsprison, inmates, cells, prisons, prisoner
- confinementcell, cage, prison, imprisonment, captivity
- dungeondungeon, oubliette, cell bars, torture chamber, chains
- imprisonmentprison, prisoners, cells, captivity, dungeons
- Old-timey wordsicebox, gramophone, phonograph, horseless carriage, aeroplane