imprisonment

🇺🇸 /ɪmˈprɪznmənt/ 🇬🇧 /ɪmˈprɪznmənt/
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noun
C1

the state of being kept in prison as punishment

The judge gave him a long imprisonment for his serious crime.

translation

n. the state of being kept in prison as punishment

Word Forms

Plural imprisonments