imprisonment
A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for…A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime.
Recorded US: Neskaya, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
» The judge sentenced Tom to three years imprisonment.
Судья приговорил Тома к трём годам заключения. — Selena777
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime.
Gefangenschaft, Haft
заключе́ние, лише́ние свобо́дыlišénije svobódy, заточе́ниеzatočénije
ув'я́зненняuvʺjáznennja, позба́влення во́ліpozbávlennja vóli
putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
Examples
25 sentencesThe judge sentenced Tom to three years imprisonment.
ruСудья приговорил Тома к трём годам заключения. — Selena777
The judge sentenced him to one year's imprisonment.
Суддя присудив йому рік зневолення. — Ahha
ruСудья приговорил его к году тюремного заключения. — Aqn
deDer Richter hat ihn zu einem Jahr Gefängnis verurteilt. — MUIRIEL
What are the alternatives to imprisonment?
Three were sentenced to life imprisonment.
deDrei wurden zu lebenslänglicher Haftstrafe verurteilt. — Zaghawa
Tom was threatened with life imprisonment.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Anglo-Norman emprisonement, from Old French emprisonnement. See imprison + -ment.From Anglo-Norman emprisonement, from Old French emprisonnement. See imprison + -ment.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: imprisonments| Singular | imprisonment |
|---|---|
| Plural | imprisonments |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison):internment
- the state of being imprisoned:captivityincarcerationimmurement
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.