| jail | A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody, especially for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding. Alternative forms: gaol] "This jail I count the house of liberty." (Milton) Jail bird, a prisoner; one who has been confined in prison. Jail delivery, the release of prisoners from jail, either legally or by violence. Jail delivery commission. See Gaol. <medicine> Jail fever, typhus fever, or a disease resembling it, generated in jails and other places crowded with people; called also hospital fever, and ship fever. Jail liberties, or Jail limits, a space or district around a jail within which an imprisoned debtor was, on certain conditions, allowed to go at large. Jail lock, a peculiar form of padlock; called also Scandinavian lock. Origin: OE. Jaile, gail, gayhol, OF. Gaole, gaiole, jaiole, F. Geole, LL. Gabiola, dim. Of gabia cage, for L. Cavea cavity, cage. See Cage. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| jail fever | Epidemic typhus, a severe acute (sudden-onset) infectious disease with prolonged high fever up to 40 |
| jairou | <zoology> The ahu or Asiatic gazelle. Origin: Native name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |