imprisonment
1.
(
noun
) the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
Synonyms:
internment
Related Words:
confinement
,
custody
,
detention
,
false imprisonment
2.
(
noun
) putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
Synonyms:
jailing
Related Words:
penalization
,
penalty
,
punishment
3.
(
noun
) 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"
Synonyms:
captivity
,
immurement
,
incarceration
Related Words:
confinement
,
durance
,
internment
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