Akademik

jail

n. & v. (also gaol)
—n.
1 a place to which persons are committed by a court for detention.
2 confinement in a jail.
—v.tr. put in jail.
Etymology: ME gayole f. OF jaiole, jeole & ONF gaole f. Rmc dimin. of L cavea CAGE

Useful english dictionary. 2012.