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   jail

   /jāl/

   noun

   • 1. a place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime: "he served 15 months in jail"

   verb

   • 1. put (someone) in jail: "the driver was jailed for two years"

   Word Origin Middle English: based on Latin cavea (see cage). The word came into English in two forms, jaiole from Old French and gayole from Anglo-Norman French gaole (surviving in the spelling gaol), originally pronounced with a hard g, as in goat.

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • J

     8

   • A

     1

   • I

     1

   • L

     1

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