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noun
- 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. This can either be done by locking the person up in a jail cell or other location, or by restricting his rights in some similar fashion.
the act of putting someone in prison or the condition of being kept in prison: She was sentenced to five years ' imprisonment. He could win damages for his father's wrongful imprisonment.
the act of putting someone in prison or the condition of being kept in prison: She was sentenced to five years ' imprisonment. He could win damages for his father's wrongful imprisonment.
The meaning of IMPRISON is to put in or as if in prison : confine. How to use imprison in a sentence.
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.
Definition of imprisonment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and 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.
imprisonment meaning, definition, what is imprisonment: the state of being in prison, or the tim...: Learn more.
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"
the act of confining in or as if in a prison; the state of being so confined: Identity theft and computer fraud are criminal offenses punishable by imprisonment. Winter up there means cumbersome living and imprisonment in an icy hell.
