All gaoled synonyms
gaol
G g adjective gaoled
- arrested — to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar.
- incarcerated — to imprison; confine.
- captive — A captive person or animal is being kept imprisoned or enclosed.
- under arrest — to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar.
verb gaoled
- under lock and key — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- behind bars — If you say that someone is behind bars, you mean that they are in prison.