NOUN | act | imprisonment | putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful / lawful / lawful punishment |
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state | imprisonment, captivity, incarceration, immurement | the state of being imprisoned | |
act | imprisonment, internment | the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) |
Sounds | ihmprih'zahnmahnt | |
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Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... |
Meaning | putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful / lawful / lawful punishment. | |
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Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
Broader | punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation | The act of punishing |
Spanish | encarcelamiento | |
Catalan | empresonament | |
Verbs | imprison | lock up or confine, in or as in a jail |
Meaning | The state of being imprisoned. | |
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Example | "the imprisonment of captured soldiers" | |
Synonyms | captivity, incarceration, immurement | |
Narrower | durance | imprisonment (especially for a long time) |
internment | confinement during wartime | |
life imprisonment | A sentence of imprisonment until death | |
Broader | confinement | The state of being confined |
Spanish | cautiverio, cautividad, encarcelación, encarcelamiento, pena de prisión | |
Catalan | captivitat, empresonament | |
Verbs | imprison | confine as if in a prison |
Meaning | The act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison). | |
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Synonym | internment | |
Narrower | custody | holding by the police |
false imprisonment | (law) confinement without legal authority | |
lockdown | The act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot) | |
Broader | confinement | The act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them |
Spanish | encarcelamiento, reclusión | |
Catalan | empresonament | |
Verbs | imprison | lock up or confine, in or as in a jail |
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