Gaol

/dʒeɪl/

जेल; कारागार; क़ैद

Origin & History

Variant spelling of jail; from Middle English gaile/jaile, from Old French gaiole/jaiole (“cage, prison”), ultimately from Latin caveola (“small cage”).

यह “jail” की वैकल्पिक वर्तनी है; मध्य अंग्रेज़ी gaile/jaile से, जो पुरानी फ़्रेंच gaiole/jaiole (“पिंजरा, कारागार”) से आया, और इसका मूल लैटिन caveola (“छोटा पिंजरा”) में मिलता है।

Definition

Gaol is a chiefly British/Commonwealth spelling of “jail,” meaning a prison where people are held in legal custody (often for minor offenses or while awaiting trial); by extension it can also mean the state of being imprisoned.

Gaol “jail” की (मुख्यतः ब्रिटिश/कॉमनवेल्थ) वर्तनी है, जिसका अर्थ है ऐसा कारागार/जेल जहाँ लोगों को कानूनी हिरासत में रखा जाता है (अक्सर छोटे अपराधों के लिए या मुक़दमे का इंतज़ार करते हुए); विस्तार से इसका अर्थ “क़ैद की अवस्था” भी हो सकता है।

Parts of Speech

Noun:
He spent a night in gaol for contempt of court.
Verb:
The thief was gaoled until the hearing.

Usage Examples

In old British texts, “gaolis commonly used instead of “jail.”
The suspect was kept in gaol while awaiting trial.
He was sent to gaol for a minor offense.
They threatened to gaol the protesters if violence continued.

Related Forms

Noun
Gaol / Gaoler / Gaolhouse
Verb
Adjective
Gaol-related

Idioms & Phrases

Go to gaol
जेल जाना
Send someone to gaol
किसी को जेल भेजना
Out of gaol
जेल से बाहर