imprisonment
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4.0
- noun
- /ɪmˈprɪzənmənt/
- Formal
- She has suffered arrest and imprisonment at the hands of her opponents.
- fines or imprisonment
- years' imprisonment
- sentenced to imprisonment
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Watch on YouTubeRight now was commuted to domestic imprisonment.
- Right now was commuted to domestic imprisonment.
- This trial chamber from the ICC could then impose a sentence including imprisonment or massive financial penalties.
- And we could say that, well, someone was said to be talking freely if nobody was twisting their arm or threatening them with imprisonment.
- And I mean meaningful penalties, really stiff fines, lifetime no fly stipulations, long term loss of a driver's license, in some cases imprisonment.
- You face a natural life imprisonment without possible parole, OK?
- I was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder.
- But, you know, maybe the police use threats of, of blackmail, threats of violence or imprisonment to black male people.
- It required a response which resulted in the killings of many young people in our imprisonment for many years.
- Rather, the poem is centered around the wariness that the actions of her brother have caused on the imprisonment have caused on the family.
Examples
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He has now been sentenced to life imprisonment for spying for the United Kingdom.
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He was sentenced to life imprisonment and transported to Folsom Prison.
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No, we lost contact for about seven, eight years and I recently found out about his imprisonment.
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My father's imprisonment made me think that I will never get my father back.
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You face a natural life imprisonment without possible parole, OK?
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In five years, the men you sentenced to life imprisonment will be free.
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The reason for my imprisonment is a puzzle to more than just me.
Academic text (1999) -
The sentence, in the case of all of the accused, is life imprisonment.
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Where you will serve a sentence of life imprisonment without possibility of parole.
Fiction book (1993) -
He was shocked to learn about his friend's imprisonment after the trial concluded.
Synonyms
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3.9
A situation in which someone is kept and not allowed to leave, often by police until a decision is made
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3.7
A state of being kept somewhere and not allowed to leave
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8.0
Being kept in prison as punishment
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5.9
A state of being kept in a small closed space and unable to move freely
19
4.2
A period of time someone must spend in jail as punishment for a crime
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9.9
A long time spent as a prisoner
1
9.9
Shutting someone inside walls so they cannot leave
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.3
Keeping someone somewhere against their will when the law does not allow it
How Severe
- NSFW
305
4.1
76
5.7
- Formal
88
4.0
- Formal
187
5.6
108
2.7
321
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Imprisonment comes from im- meaning 'in' and prison meaning 'a place where people are kept after being caught or taken away'. So, imprisonment is the state of being kept 'in' prison as a legal punishment.