The act or process of imprisoning someone; the practice of putting people in jail.
From 'gaol' as a verb, with the gerund/present participle suffix '-ing,' creating a noun for the action of imprisoning.
Medieval 'gaoling' was sometimes temporary and punitive for minor crimes, but the facilities were so horrible that short sentences often killed prisoners through disease and starvation.
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