imprisonment

/ɪmˈprɪzənmɪnt/

/ɪmˈprɪzənmənt/

Other forms: imprisonments

Definitions of imprisonment

1. noun

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

   types:

   lockdown

   the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot)

   false imprisonment

   (law) confinement without legal authority

   custody

   holding by the police

   type of:

   confinement

   the act of restraining a person's liberty by confining them
2. noun

   putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
   type of:

   penalisation, penalization, penalty, punishment, sanction

   the act of punishing
3. noun

   the state of being imprisoned
   “the imprisonment of captured soldiers”

   synonyms: captivity, immurement, incarceration

   types:

   durance

   imprisonment (especially for a long time)

   life imprisonment

   a sentence of imprisonment until death

   internment

   confinement during wartime

   type of:

   confinement

   the state of being confined