HyperDic: imprisonment

English > 3 senses of the word *imprisonment*:
NOUN	act	imprisonment	putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful / lawful / lawful punishment
	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)

imprisonment > pronunciation
Sounds	ihmprih'zahnmahnt
Rhymes	abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...

English > *imprisonment*: 3 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful / lawful / lawful punishment.
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

English > *imprisonment*: 3 senses > noun 2, state
Meaning	The state of being imprisoned.
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

English > *imprisonment*: 3 senses > noun 3, act
Meaning	The act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison).
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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