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- 1. the state of being imprisoned; captivity: "he was sentenced to two months' imprisonment"
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Jan 1, 2017 · Imprisonment is the act of taking away someone’s freedom, though this does not always mean that the person is physically locked up in a jail cell. Imprisonment can be carried out for any reason, whether it’s with the permission of the government, or by a person who acts without any authority.
IMPRISONMENT definition: 1. the act of putting someone in prison or the condition of being kept in prison: 2. the act of…. Learn more.
noun. Synonyms. commit. confine. immure. incarcerate. intern. jail. jug. lock (up) See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of imprison in a Sentence. He was imprisoned for murder. He has threatened to imprison his political opponents.
Imprisonment or incarceration is the restraint of a person's liberty for any cause whatsoever, whether by authority of the government, or by a person acting without such authority. In the latter case it is considered "false imprisonment".
Imprisonment definition: the act of confining in or as if in a prison; the state of being so confined. See examples of IMPRISONMENT used in a sentence.
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"
IMPRISONMENT meaning: 1. the act of putting someone in prison or the condition of being kept in prison: 2. the act of…. Learn more.
(ɪmprɪzənmənt ) uncountable noun. Imprisonment is the state of being imprisoned. She was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment. ...the prospect of imprisonment. Synonyms: confinement, custody, detention, captivity More Synonyms of imprisonment. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
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Definition of imprisonment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
