English dictionary

imprisonment

/I/m'pr/I/z/@/nm/@/nt/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment

noun.act

Source: WordNet 3.0
the state of being imprisoned

noun.state

Examples
The imprisonment of captured soldiers.

Synonyms captivity immurement incarceration

Source: WordNet 3.0
the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)

noun.act

Synonyms internment

Source: WordNet 3.0