imprisonment
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imprisonment Definition
(n)
putting
someone
in
prison
or
in
jail
as
lawful
punishment
(n)
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
"
(n)
the
act
of
confining
someone
in
a
prison
(
or
as
if
in
a
prison
)
imprisonment Synonyms
captivity
immurement
imprisonment
incarceration
internment
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