n.
1.a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) gaol v.
1.lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
Idiom of the Day
laugh off (something) or laugh (something) off
to not take something seriously
The man laughed off the attempt by his boss to make him come to work early.