imprisonment

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.

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

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im·prison·a·ble adj.

im·prison·ment n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	imprisonment - 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.	imprisonment - 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" captivity, immurement, incarceration 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) internment 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"

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imprisonment

noun confinement, custody, detention, captivity, incarceration, internment, duress She was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment.

Translations

imprisonment [ɪmˈprɪznmənt] N (= act) → encarcelamiento m; (= term of imprisonment) → cárcel f, prisión f
he was sentenced to ten years imprisonment → fue condenado a diez años de prisión
imprisonment without trial → detención f sin procesamiento
life imprisonment → cadena f perpetua

imprisonment [ɪmˈprɪz^ənmənt] n (= time in prison) → emprisonnement m
during his imprisonment → pendant son emprisonnement
He was given ten years' imprisonment → Il fut condamné à dix ans d'emprisonnement.

imprisonment

n (= action) → Einsperren nt (inf), → Inhaftierung f; (= state) → Gefangenschaft f; the prospect of imprisonment → die Aussicht auf eine Freiheitsstrafe; to sentence somebody to one month’s/life imprisonment → jdn zu einem Monat Gefängnis or Freiheitsstrafe/zu lebenslänglicher Freiheitsstrafe verurteilen; to serve a term of imprisonment → eine Freiheitsstrafe verbüßen

imprisonment [ɪmˈprɪznmənt] n → reclusione f
during his imprisonment → mentre era in carcere
life imprisonment → l'ergastolo