IMPRISONMENT

/ɪmˈpɹɪzn̩.mənt/ ► audio Scrabble 18 Words With Friends 23

Scrabble letter values: I1M3P3R1I1S1O1N1M3E1N1T1 = 18

Definition

  1. noun putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment.
  2. noun the state of being imprisoned. — synonyms: captivity, incarceration, immurement
  3. noun the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison). — synonyms: internment

Examples

  • “he was held in captivity until he died”
  • “the imprisonment of captured soldiers”
  • “his ignominious incarceration in the local jail”

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