imprisonment
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imprisonment
- /ɪmˈpɹɪzn̩.mənt/ UK
Where it comes from
From Anglo-Norman emprisonement, from Old French emprisonnement. See imprison + -ment.
noun imprisonments · emprisonment
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A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime.
His sinews woxen weake and raw / Through long emprisonment and hard constraint.
Similar: incarceration, jaildom
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: jailing, incarceration, internment, captivity, immurement, gaol, prisoner, lockup, cellblock, penitentiary, incarcerate, prison, juvie, jail, confinement, detention
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noun confinement
| Español | aprisionamiento |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 투옥 tuok, 도형 dohyeong |
| 日本語 | 徒刑 tokei, 懲役 chōeki, 投獄 tōgoku, 拘禁刑 kōkinkei |
| 中文 | 徒刑 túxíng, 下獄 /下狱 xiàyù |
| हिन्दी | कारावास kārāvās |
| Português | aprisionamento |
| Français | emprisonnement |
| Deutsch | Gefangenschaft, Haft |
| Italiano | detenzione, incarcerazione, carcerazione |
| Ελληνικά | φυλάκιση fylákisi, κάθειρξη kátheirxi |
| Română | întemnițare, încarcerare |
| Русский | заключе́ние, лише́ние свобо́ды lišénije svobódy, заточе́ние zatočénije |
| Tiếng Việt | phạt tù |
| العربية | حَبْس ḥabs, سَجْن sajn |
Talk about this word "imprisonment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/imprisonment. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. imprisonment. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/imprisonment "imprisonment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/imprisonment.Cite this
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title = {imprisonment},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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