imprisonment

CEFRB2

/ɪmˈpɹɪzn̩.mənt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The state of being kept in prison.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • Having been convicted of murder, he was sentenced to life imprisonment.

  • Such an offence is punished by a fine and/or imprisonment.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • The judge sentenced the convicted criminal to three years of imprisonment.

  • His sinews woxen weake and raw / Through long emprisonment and hard constraint.

  • Every confinement of the person is an imprisonment, whether it be in a common prison, or in a private house, or even by forcibly detaining one in the public streets.

Synonyms

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The judge sentenced the criminal to ten years of blank in a maximum security prison.

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Origin

noun

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