jail
1Jail — Jail, or gaol (especially in Canada, Australia and NZ [http://www.corrections.govt.nz/policy and legislation/policy and procedures manual/section d/d05/d05.html] ), [In British official use theforms with G are still current; in literary and… …
2Jail — (j[=a]l), n. [OE. jaile, gail, gayhol, OF. gaole, gaiole, jaiole, F. ge[^o]le, 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 …
3jail — / jāl/ n: a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody; specif: such a place under the jurisdiction of a local government (as a county) for the confinement of persons awaiting trial or those convicted of minor crimes compare house of …
4Jail — («тюрьма») механизм отделения процессов в операционных системах Unix. Jail позволяет разделить выполнение различных процессов. Например, вы можете держать любой сервис (apache, sshd, и т.д.) в jail и не бояться, что потеряете всю систему целиком… …
5Jail — Jail, v. t. To imprison. [R.] T. Adams (1614). [1913 Webster] [Bolts] that jail you from free life. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] …
6jail|or — jail|er or jail|or «JAY luhr», noun. 1. the keeper of a jail. 2. a person who keeps someone or something confined. Also, British, gaoler …
7jail|er — or jail|or «JAY luhr», noun. 1. the keeper of a jail. 2. a person who keeps someone or something confined. Also, British, gaoler …
8jail — [n] place for incarceration bastille, black hole*, brig, bullpen*, can*, cell, clink*, cooler*, detention camp, dungeon, house of correction, inside*, jailhouse, joint*, lockup, pen, penal institution, penitentiary, pound, prison, rack*,… …
9jail — (Brit. also gaol) ► NOUN ▪ a place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime. ► VERB ▪ put in jail. DERIVATIVES jailer (also gaoler) noun. ORIGIN the word came into England from two Old French words, jaiole and gayole (the… …
10jail — [jāl] n. [ME jaile, gaile < OFr jaole, gaole, a cage, prison < LL caveola, dim. of L cavea,CAGE] 1. a building for the confinement of people who are awaiting trial or who have been convicted of minor offenses 2. imprisonment vt. to put or… …
