Gaol (Verb)
Meaning
Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The corrupt politician was gaol for accepting bribes from wealthy businessmen.
- The unruly teenager was threatened with being gaol for her constant misbehavior.
- During wartime, dissidents who spoke out against the government were often gaol for their perceived disloyalty.
- Many innocent people were wrongly gaol for years before their names were finally cleared.
- In the past, those who couldn't pay their debts were often gaol until their families could scrape together the money to set them free.