- a variation of jail.
gaol
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Duer was dragged to the gaol on March 23, trailed by mobs of creditors, including members of the city’s most prominent families.
From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026
National Museums NI has material in its collection relating to the last man hanged at Omagh gaol.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2022
This man gets out of gaol the way other people get out of bed.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 28, 2020
For a city boy like Robert, the place was, Summerscale writes, “both gaol and sanctuary, fortress and enchanted castle.”
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2016
As secure as a gaol, the dwarf thought bitterly, but at least there are those windows.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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