Meaning of Imprisonment | Babel Free
ɪmˈpɹɪzn̩.məntDefinitions
A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime.
Equivalents
Azərbaycanca
azadlıqdan məhrumetmə
Català
empresonament
Čeština
uvěznění
Cymraeg
carchariad
Dansk
fangenskab
Français
emprisonnement
Magyar
szabadságvesztés
Հայերեն
բանտարկություն
മലയാളം
തടവ്
Nederlands
gevangenschap
Português
aprisionamento
Examples
“His sinews woxen weake and raw / Through long emprisonment and hard constraint.”
“Every confinement of the person is an imprisonment, whether it be in a common prison, or in a private house, or even by forcibly detaining one in the public streets.”
“Oh, by what plots, by what forswearings, betrayings, oppressions, imprisonments, tortures, poisonings, and under what reasons of state and politic subtilty, have these forenamed kings […] pulled the vengeance of God upon themselves […]”
“Human rights organisations say many experience imprisonment and beatings along the way.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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