Imprisonment definition

A confinement in a place, especially a prison.
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Noun

Singular:
imprisonment
Plural:
imprisonments

Origin of imprisonment

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

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Imprisonment Sentence Examples

  • He was released after some months of imprisonment, without trial, by the intervention of his friends.

  • Imprisonment was common, but is not recognized by the Code.

  • Imprisonment may be inflicted in these last cases (ib.).

  • His work Democratic (1859) led to a political prosecution and imprisonment.

  • There are a score of cases of serious imprisonment, and a countless number of arrests and temporary detention.

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