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gaol
/d͡ʒeɪl/
noun 1verb 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
guarded, locked, political, terrifying, tyrannical
VERB + GAOL
send
GAOL + NOUN
country, creatures, opponents
PREP.
in, in, up
ADV.
frequently
Definitions
noun
1
Dated spelling of jail.
There's every Staffordshire crime-piece ever made in this cabinet, and that's unique. The Van Hoyer Museum in New York hasn't that very rare second version of Maria Marten's Red Barn over there, nor the little Frederick George Manning – he was the criminal Dickens saw hanged on the roof of the gaol in Horsemonger Lane, by the way —
There was a simple reason for Sirius' complete absence from Harry's life until then – Sirius had been in Azkaban, the terrifying wizard gaol guarded by creatures called Dementors, […]
verb
1
Dated spelling of jail.
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There's every Staffordshire crime-piece ever made in this cabinet, and that's unique. The Van Hoyer Museum in New York hasn't that very rare second version of Maria Marten's Red Barn over there, nor t
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There was a simple reason for Sirius' complete absence from Harry's life until then – Sirius had been in Azkaban, the terrifying wizard gaol guarded by creatures called Dementors, […]
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Tyrannical governments frequently gaol their political opponents.
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Soon we'll be able to send you to gaol.
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How many people are in gaol?
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He is locked up in gaol.
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