Definition of "gaols" [gaols]

• Plural form of gaol. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gaol. (verb)

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• "Colonial and even post-Revolutionary imprisonment featured small, stark, stank and drafty jail cells, the so-called gaols, derived from the Latin word for "cage.""
• ""There are currently 12 Australian prisoners in Thai gaols and this represents an important step in the Government's commitment to implement the transfer of prisoner scheme with Thailand"."
• "Harry has been quoted numerous times about how hard he's doing in Thai gaols, fifty men to a cell, and so forth."