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Definition & Meaning of "imprisonment"in English

Imprisonment
01

the act of placing someone in prison or jail as a lawful penalty 

imprisonment definition and meaning
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
Plural form
imprisonments
Examples
He received five years' imprisonment for theft. 
02

the act of confining someone in a restricted space 

Examples
The villain's imprisonment in the tower lasted a month. 
03

the condition or state of being kept in confinement 

Examples
Years of imprisonment left him scarred emotionally. 
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