im·pris·on·ment /ɪmˈprɪzənmənt/
1. putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
synset: imprisonment
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"
synset: captivity, imprisonment, incarceration, immurement
3. the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
synset: imprisonment, internment
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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