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imprisonment

imp·ri·son·ment

UK/ɪmˈpɹɪzn̩.mənt/ US/ˌɪˈmprɪzʌnmʌnt/ fairly common

noun

1.
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”
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3.

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

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Origin

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

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