gaols

noun

Buildings where criminals are confined as punishment or awaiting trial.

"The city's gaols were notoriously overcrowded."

verb

Confines someone in a gaol as a form of punishment.

"The judge gaols him for theft."

Thesaurus

Synonyms: poky, clink, pokey, slammer, jail, jailhouse, jug, immure, put behind bars, incarcerate, lag, imprison