imprisonment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime.

/ɪmˈpɹɪzn̩.mənt/ en-us-imprisonment.ogg

imprisonment imprisonments emprisonment

From Anglo-Norman emprisonement, from Old French emprisonnement. See imprison + -ment.

incarceration jaildom

false imprisonment imprisonment warrant life imprisonment overimprisonment reimprisonment

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