imprisonment
US /ɪm'prɪznmənt/
・UK /ɪm'prɪznmənt/
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n. (u.)Uncountable NounThe state of being in a jail or prison
After a 10 year imprisonment, the thief was freed and allowed to go home
n. (u.)Uncountable NounThe legal punishment of being confined in prison.
The judge sentenced him to a term of imprisonment.
n. (u.)Uncountable NounA state of being confined or restricted in a non-physical sense.
She felt a sense of imprisonment in her unhappy marriage.
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- Imprisonment of journalists in Egypt—and their murder in Turkey;
Imprisonment of journalists in Egypt—and their murder in Turkey;
- Imprisonment of journalists in Egypt.
Imprisonment of journalists in Egypt.
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- Perfectionism is a trap, a dangerous form of self-imprisonment.
Perfectionism is a trap, a dangerous form of self-imprisonment.
- Perfectionism is a trap, a dangerous form of self-imprisonment.
Perfectionism is a trap, a dangerous form of self-imprisonment.
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- Blanche's brother Marcel was convicted for her imprisonment, but it was later overturned.
Blanche's brother Marcel was convicted for her imprisonment, but it was later overturned.
- Blanche's brother Marcel was convicted for her imprisonment, but it was later overturned.
Blanche's brother Marcel was convicted for her imprisonment, but it was later overturned.
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- Some of the statutes read as follows: "Whosoever publicly or in a meeting approves of, denies, or downplays an act committed under the rule of National Socialism in a manner capable of disturbing the public peace shall be liable to imprisonment not exceeding five years or a fine." Such legal measures have been debated back and forth on their merits by freedom-of-speech scholars for several decades now,
Some of the statutes read as follows: "Whosoever publicly or in a meeting approves of, denies, or downplays an act committed under the rule of National Socialism in a manner capable of disturbing the public peace shall be liable to imprisonment not exceeding five years or a fine." Such legal measures have been debated back and forth on their merits by freedom-of-speech scholars for several decades now,
- "shall be liable to imprisonment
"shall be liable to imprisonment
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- Forty days later, without any evidence, they charged me with using an evil cult to disrupt the enforcement of the law and sentenced me to two years of imprisonment.
Forty days later, without any evidence, they charged me with using an evil cult to disrupt the enforcement of the law and sentenced me to two years of imprisonment.
- imprisonment
imprisonment
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- Side effects include foreign organizations and governments getting very angry at you, resulting in possible imprisonment, threats, shooting, and maybe even worse.
Side effects include foreign organizations and governments getting very angry at you, resulting in possible imprisonment, threats, shooting, and maybe even worse.
- Side effects include foreign organizations and governments getting very angry at you, resulting in possible imprisonment, threats, shooting, and
Side effects include foreign organizations and governments getting very angry at you, resulting in possible imprisonment, threats, shooting, and
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- Appealing to the court's conscience over its anger, Judge John Caverly ultimately spared their lives, citing both their youth and precedent, sentencing them to life imprisonment plus 99 years.
Appealing to the court's conscience over its anger, Judge John Caverly ultimately spared their lives, citing both their youth and precedent, sentencing them to life imprisonment plus 99 years.
- Judge John Caverly ultimately spared their lives, citing both their youth and precedent, sentencing them to life imprisonment plus 99 years.
Judge John Caverly ultimately spared their lives, citing both their youth and precedent, sentencing them to life imprisonment plus 99 years.
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- He was later sentenced to 29 years in prison imprisonment in 2013 for multiple sexual offenses.
He was later sentenced to 29 years in prison imprisonment in 2013 for multiple sexual offenses.
- He was later sentenced to 29 years' imprisonment in 2013 for multiple sexual offenses.
He was later sentenced to 29 years' imprisonment in 2013 for multiple sexual offenses.
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- Globally, there's quite a lot of research evidence on the impact of maternal imprisonment on children,
Globally, there's quite a lot of research evidence on the impact of maternal imprisonment on children,
- of maternal imprisonment on children
of maternal imprisonment on children
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- Gauci testified that he had sold the clothes to a man of Middle Eastern appearance who resembled al-Megrahi. However, he could not match the man he had met in Malta with the suspect on trial with certainty. Gauci could only recall that a picture of al-Megrahi in a magazine resembled his client. However, his testimony was enough to convict al-Megrahi, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in the UK. Later evidence has cast serious doubts about his guilt.
Gauci testified that he had sold the clothes to a man of Middle Eastern appearance who resembled al-Megrahi. However, he could not match the man he had met in Malta with the suspect on trial with certainty. Gauci could only recall that a picture of al-Megrahi in a magazine resembled his client. However, his testimony was enough to convict al-Megrahi, who was sentenced to life imprisonment in the UK. Later evidence has cast serious doubts about his guilt.
- Department of Justice has said it will seek life imprisonment instead, should he be found guilty.
Department of Justice has said it will seek life imprisonment instead, should he be found guilty.