n. [ See Jail. ] A place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment; a jail.
Commission of general gaol delivery,
Gaol delivery. (Law)
n. a person serving a prison sentence; a jail bird. [ Chiefly Brit. ]
n. an escape from jail; same as jailbreak. [ Chiefly Brit. ]
n. The keeper of a jail. Same as Jailer. [ 1913 Webster ]