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JAIL

\d͡ʒˈe͡ɪl], \d‍ʒˈe‍ɪl], \dʒ_ˈeɪ_l]\

Definitions of JAIL

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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A prison. gaol.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. [French, Spanish] A prison ; a place for the confinement of persons arrested for debt or for crime : - also gaol.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

A gaol, a prison.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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