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

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

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

Definition of Imprisonment

1. Noun. A confinement in a place, especially a prison. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Imprisonment

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Imprisonment

imprimis
imprint
imprinted
imprinter
imprinters
imprintings
imprints
imprison
imprison'd
imprisonable
imprisoned
imprisoner
imprisoners
imprisoning
imprisonment (current term)
imprisonments
imprisons
impro
improbabilities
improbability
improbable
improbableness
improbably
improbation
improbations
improbities
improbity
improficiencies
improficiency

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