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imprisonment
has definitions from the field of law
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[ noun ] (law) putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
Synonyms Used in print (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)Concerning the sentence , Foss wrote , `` If it be possible that mercy shall override vengeance and that John_Brown 's sentence shall be commuted to imprisonment , it would be well - well for the country and for Virginia '' . The Woonsocket_Patriot admitted that John_Brown might deserve punishment or imprisonment `` but he should no_more be hung than Henry_A._Wise or James_Buchanan '' . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the state of being imprisoned
Synonyms Examples "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" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (law) the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
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