imprisonment
US /ɪm'prɪznmənt/
・UK /ɪm'prɪznmənt/
B1
noun
- The state of being in a jail or prison
- The act of imprisoning someone.
other
- The state of being imprisoned; confinement.
- The legal punishment of being confined in prison.
- A state of being confined or restricted in a non-physical sense.
Examples
a felony punishable by imprisonment
The Act states that anyone committing the offence is liable to imprisonment. The coup leaders could face life imprisonment.