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imprisonment

/ imprisonment /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
Type of:
confinement
Kinds of:
lockdown false imprisonment custody
Derived:
intern imprison incarcerate lag immure
noun Sense 2
putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
Type of:
punishment penalty penalization
Derived:
imprison incarcerate lag immure put behind bars
Domain:
law jurisprudence
noun Sense 3
the state of being imprisoned
"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"
Type of:
confinement
Kinds of:
durance life imprisonment internment
Derived:
imprison incarcerate lag immure put behind bars
Semantic Complexity
47%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
26
Times Searched
1
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confinement lockdown false imprisonment custody punishment penalty penalization durance life imprisonment internment