 imprisonment |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (law) putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment | |
| Synonyms: | jailing | |
| Related terms: | punishment law | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the state of being imprisoned | |
| Synonyms: | captivity immurement incarceration | |
| Examples: | "he was held in captivity until he died" "the imprisonment of captured soldiers" "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail" "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon" |
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| Related terms: | confinement durance internment life_imprisonment imprison | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (law) the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) | |
| Synonyms: | internment | |
| Related terms: | confinement false_imprisonment custody lockdown intern | |
| Similar spelling: |
impressment imprisoned imprecision impressionism impreciseness improvise improvisation improvement impressionist impression imprecise imprinting impressionable impressionistic impersonate |
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