gaol Definition
gaol (jāl)
noun
Brit. jail
gaol Related Forms
gaol′er noun
gaol Usage Examples
Converse of object
- charge: August 11 th 1824 Samuel Salter committed to Bury jail charged with stealing a male ass from Philip Golding of Glemsford.
- build: August 26 th 1800 The proposal to build a new jail for this division of the county.
- have: In other words you always have a jail to aim for.
- leave: As they left the jail Plunkett fell in step with James and began to speak.
Preposition: on
charge: Salvage was committed to Bury jail on a charge of murder.
Adjective modifier
- purpose-built: About the Museum: One of the first purpose-built county jails in England, it now tells the story of Buckingham.
- common: The atmosphere was highly charged and menacing and the witch of Penley was committed to the common jail.
- old: The hangings took place above the gate of the Old jail on the New Cut The Reform Bill became law in 1832.
- new: August 26 th 1800 The proposal to build a new jail for this division of the county.
- local: Trusted prisoners from the local jail also helped to build the garden, whilst improving their skills ready for life on the outside.
- first: You could tell he wasnt pleased with his strike against Rochdale but his first league jail at The Valley was well taken.
Modifies a noun
- sentence: The optimal policy for the civil authority was shown to be to increase the size of the police force rather than the jail sentences.
- delivery: Jail delivery rolls for separate sessions out side eyres are in JUST 3.
Noun used with modifier
- mairidh: Ok, I'll shut up now. _________________ Thig crioch air an t-saoghal agus mairidh jail agus ceol.
- county: At Aberdeen, the county jail was housed in an ancient, square tower.
- town: The town jail stood on the south side of the Market Square from 1746.
- city: He told them of the sorry state of those in the city jail.
Possessives
debtor: Pendrill recently had helped a friend to get out of the debtors ' jail.
Preposition: for
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