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Imprisonment

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)

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putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment

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the state of being imprisoned

Classifications

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unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
captivityimmurementincarcerationinternment
plural
Imprisonments
possessive
Imprisonment's
pluralpossessive
Imprisonments'