n. [ OE. jaile, gail, gayhol, OF. gaole, gaiole, jaiole, F. geôle, LL. gabiola, dim. of gabia cage, for L. cavea cavity, cage. See Cage. ] A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.
This jail I count the house of liberty. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Jail delivery,
Jail delivery commission.
Jail fever (Med.),
Jail liberties,
Jail limits
Jail lock,
v. t. To imprison. [ R. ] T. Adams (1614). [ 1913 Webster ]
[ Bolts ] that jail you from free life. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. an escape from jail;
adj. placed in a prison; -- of people.
n. [ OE. jailer, gailer, OF. geolier, F. geôlier. See Jail. ] The keeper of a jail or prison.
n. The act or process of putting someone in prison or in jail as a lawful punishment.
adj. of or pertaining to Jainism;
n. The heterodox Hindu religion, founded in the 6th century as a revolt against Hinduism; its most striking features are the exaltation of saints or holy mortals, called jins, above the ordinary Hindu gods, and the denial of a supreme being and of the divine origin and infallibility of the Vedas. Also, the sect comprising those adhering to Jainism. Jainism believes in immortality and the transmigration of the soul. It is intermediate between Brahmanism and Buddhism, having some things in common with each. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]