jail

B1
Pronunciation
/dʒeɪl/
Noun
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

A place or institution for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody or detention, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.

2 Definition

Confinement in a jail.

3 Definition

The condition created by the requirement that a horse claimed in a claiming race not be run at another track for some period of time (usually 30 days).

4 Definition

In dodgeball and related games, the area where players who have been struck by the ball are confined.

5 Definition

(FreeBSD) A kind of sandbox for running a guest operating system instance.

Verb
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

To imprison.