what does gaol mean?
GAOL as NOUN
- Meaning
- 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)
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Hypernyms(s) gaol is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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GAOL as VERB
- Meaning
- lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
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Usage Example(s)
- The suspects were imprisoned without trial
- the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life
Hypernyms(s) gaol is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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