imprisonment

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To the Argentine, the image of the maze inspired a sense of freedom, rather than imprisonment, because it evoked the concept of infinity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The Chinese natives are currently incarcerated at the Ventura County Main Jail and the Todd Road Jail, respectively, and face up to four years’ imprisonment followed by two years of probation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

This means their death sentences will be commuted to life imprisonment after two years, without the possibility of sentence reduction or parole, Xinhua reports.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

A conviction carries fines of as much as $250,000 and imprisonment of up to two years.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

But if the goal here is to explain the drop in crime in the 1990s, imprisonment is certainly one of the key answers.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt