Synonyms and Antonyms of gaol

a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted more.. a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) (noun.artifact)

lock up or confine, in or as in a jail (verb.social)

a penal institution maintained by the government (noun.artifact)

deprive of freedom; take into confinement (verb.social)

a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner) (noun.artifact)

a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial (noun.artifact)

slang for a jail (noun.artifact)

(formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences (noun.artifact)

jail in a local police station (noun.artifact)

a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months (noun.artifact)

lock up or confine, in or as in a jail (verb.social)

the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial) (noun.act)

the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) (noun.act)

putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment (noun.act)

a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted more.. a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) (noun.artifact)

someone who guards prisoners (noun.person)

the state of being imprisoned (noun.state)

the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)