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consignment

consignment

1 7.9
Sending someone to prison or a mental hospital
  • noun
  • /kənˈsaɪn.mənt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : confinamiento

Examples

  • So the poster is wrong, and much as I have lots of problems with Jewish fundamentalism and even ancient Jewish tenets, the belief in "Hell" and the consignment of non-believers to such a place is not one of them.

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  • The court issued the consignment of the defendant to a mental institution for further evaluation.

  • After the evaluation, the consignment of the patient was necessary for their care and treatment.

  • The authorities authorized the consignment of the individual to prison for the duration of his sentence.

Synonyms

custody
vsconsignment
  • Specialized
370 3.9

Being held by the police after an arrest

is the formal act by officials to place someone under such control
detention
vsconsignment
155 3.9

A situation in which someone is kept and not allowed to leave, often by police until a decision is made

is the act of placing someone into that kept state rather than the state
imprisonment
vsconsignment
  • Formal
88 4.0

Being kept in prison as a punishment by law

is the official placing action, not the punishment state
incarceration
vsconsignment
  • Formal
85 8.0

Being kept in prison as punishment

is the act of placing someone into confinement rather than the state
confinement
vsconsignment
80 5.9

A state of being kept in a small closed space and unable to move freely

is the act of placing someone into that kept state
commitment
vsconsignment
  • Formal
11 7.5

The official sending of a person to prison or a mental hospital by a court

is the official placing not limited to court-ordered cases
detainment
vsconsignment
7 6.7

Being held by police or officials for a short time

is the formal placing that can lead to longer confinement
committal
vsconsignment
  • Formal
1 8.2

An order that sends someone to prison or a mental hospital by law

is the placing that can occur outside a specific legal process
immurement
vsconsignment
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Shutting someone inside walls so they cannot leave

is the official act of placing someone into confinement by authority

Antonyms

release
279 1.8

An act of letting someone or something go free from being held

liberation
127 3.9

The act of setting people free from control or unfair treatment

How Restricted

imprisonment
  • Formal
88 4.0
consignment
  • Archaic
1 7.9
remand
  • Jargon
8 8.8
detention
155 3.9
supervision
134 3.0

Surface Forms

consignment singular
consignments plural

Morphology

consignment = consign (transparent) = consign + ment

Formed by adding the productive nominalizing suffix '-ment' to the verb 'consign', yielding a noun denoting the act or result of consigning (here, placing someone in confinement).

Etymology

Consignment comes from the Latin consignare, made of con- 'together' and signare 'to sign'. Think of 'signing someone away' on a paper that hands them over to the state, which is why consignment can mean placing a person in prison or a hospital.