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Definition of Imprisonment
1. Noun. Putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment.
Generic synonyms: Penalisation, Penalization, Penalty, Punishment
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Derivative terms: Imprison
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Derivative terms: Imprison
2. Noun. The state of being imprisoned. "He practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"
Exact synonyms: Captivity, Immurement, Incarceration
Generic synonyms: Confinement
Specialized synonyms: Durance, Life Imprisonment, Internment
Derivative terms: Captive, Immure, Imprison, Incarcerate
Generic synonyms: Confinement
Specialized synonyms: Durance, Life Imprisonment, Internment
Derivative terms: Captive, Immure, Imprison, Incarcerate
3. Noun. The act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison).
Exact synonyms: Internment
Generic synonyms: Confinement
Specialized synonyms: Lockdown, False Imprisonment, Custody
Derivative terms: Imprison, Intern
Generic synonyms: Confinement
Specialized synonyms: Lockdown, False Imprisonment, Custody
Derivative terms: Imprison, Intern
Definition of Imprisonment
1. Noun. A confinement in a place, especially a prison. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Imprisonment
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