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imprisonment

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im·pris·on  (m-przn)
tr.v. im·pris·oned, im·pris·on·ing, im·pris·ons
To put in or as if in prison; confine.

[Middle English emprisonen, from Old French emprisoner : en-, in (from Latin in-; see in-2) + prison, prison; see prison.]

im·prison·a·ble adj.
im·prison·ment n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.imprisonmentimprisonment - putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
penalisation, penalization, penalty, punishment - the act of punishing
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
2.imprisonmentimprisonment - 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"
confinement - the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement"
durance - imprisonment (especially for a long time)
life imprisonment - a sentence of imprisonment until death
internment - confinement during wartime
3.imprisonment - the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
confinement - the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
lockdown - the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot)
false imprisonment - (law) confinement without legal authority
custody - holding by the police; "the suspect is in custody"

imprisonment
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Spanish imprisonment [ɪmˈprɪznmənt] nencarcelamiento (= term of imprisonment); cárcel f;
life imprisonment → cadena perpetua

French imprisonment [ɪmˈprɪznmənt] imprison nemprisonnement m (= period);
to sentence sb to 10 years' imprisonment → condamner qn à 10 ans de prison

German imprisonment [ɪmˈprɪznmənt] imprison nGefangenschaft f;
three years' imprisonment → drei Jahre Gefängnis or Freiheitsstrafe

Italian imprisonment [ɪmˈprɪznmənt] nimprigionamento

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In this postscript, William of Orange, Stadtholder of Holland, condemned Cornelius van Baerle to imprisonment for life.
Rising in wrath he was about to sentence the Thief to life imprisonment when the latter said:
"Yes, I know," assented the Malefactor - "three years' imprisonment and the preaching.
 
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