jail
Defined in 6 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Stimson (1881)
United States Code
42 U.S.C. § 15609 — in this chapter
The term “jail” means a confinement facility of a Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency to hold—
(A) persons pending adjudication of criminal charges; or
(B) persons committed to confinement after adjudication of criminal charges for sentences of 1 year or less.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A term generally substituted in modern usage for "gaol" (q. v.).
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A prison; more especially one for the incarceration of misdemeanants and the detention of persons awaiting trial for any crime. See 89 N. C. 531.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A gaol; a prison; a building designated by law or regularly used, for the confinement of persons held in lawful custody. State v. Bryan, 89 N. C. 534. See Gaol.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
V. Gaol. 3ect,/r. Cast; overthrown; defeated;