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imprisonment

[im-priz-uhn-muhnt] / ɪmˈprɪz ən mənt /


NOUN
placing in forcible detention
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
Antonyms


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A judge sentenced her to life imprisonment, eligible for parole after 33 years.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

"They have endured targeting, imprisonment, exile, and surveillance for simply reporting the news. It is an honor to recognize their commitment to documenting the truth."

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

He arranged the private screening to symbolically request Robert De Niro’s blessing to play the dangerously charismatic Max Cady, an ex-con parched for revenge against those who had a hand in his imprisonment.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

Barrow County Superior Court Judge Nicholas Primm said sentencing juveniles to life imprisonment without parole was unusual because of their youth.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Here were women, all of them under thirty and some as young as sixteen, who were building nonprofits, training other women to be entrepreneurs, and risking imprisonment to report on government corruption.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

He reunited with his wife in the final months of his life, as he suffered from ill-health caused by his imprisonments.

From BBC Jan. 18, 2024

“It’s disturbing, it’s terrifying, and it’s a major violation of protected speech,” Freedom House’s Nate Schenkkan said of the recent imprisonments of Western-based Saudis.

From Seattle Times Nov. 1, 2022

Even a recent number of arrests and imprisonments for defaming the president do not appear to have dented Mr. Hichilema’s popularity.

From New York Times Sep. 28, 2022

Part of the increase in the 50-plus prison population is due to new imprisonments and reimprisonments because of parole violations.

From Washington Times Jun. 30, 2017

Both of us were spared, in body at least, by the stone walls of our different imprisonments, and altered in spirit, in ways we’re struggling to understand.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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