Meaning & Definition of Imprisonment in English
English⟶
Imprisonment
/ɪmprɪzənmənt/
noun
1. Putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
synonym:
- imprisonment
2. The state of being imprisoned
- "He was held in captivity until he died"
- "The imprisonment of captured soldiers"
- "His ignominious incarceration in the local jail"
- "He practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"
synonym:
- captivity,
- imprisonment,
- incarceration,
- immurement
3. The act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
synonym:
- imprisonment,
- internment
Examples of using
The judge sentenced him to one year's imprisonment.