imprisonment
/ɪmˈprɪz(ə)nm(ə)nt
/noun [mass noun]
The state of being imprisoned; captivity: he was sentenced to two months' imprisonment...
- While out of prison he committed a cheque fraud for which he was sentenced to six years' imprisonment.
- Is the limitation on telephone contact with the media a part of the sentence of imprisonment itself?
- A sentence of imprisonment is intended to restrict the rights and freedoms of a prisoner.
Synonyms
incarceration, internment, confinement, detention, custody, captivity;
penal servitude, hard labour
informal time
British informal porridge, bird, chokey
archaic durance, duress
- steepled
- steeplejack
- steeply
- steepness
- steer
- steerable
- steerage
- steerage way
- steer a middle course
- steer-by-wire
- steer clear of
- steerer
- steering
- steering column
- steering committee
- steering group
- steering wheel
- steer (or take) a middle course
- steersman
- steersmanship
- steer wrestler
- steer wrestling
- steeve
- steez
- steeze