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Definition of imprisonment noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

imprisonment

noun
 
 
/ɪmˈprɪznmənt/
 
/ɪmˈprɪznmənt/
[uncountable]
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  1. imprisonment (for something) the act of putting somebody in a prison or another place from which they cannot escape; the state of being there
    • to be sentenced to life imprisonment for murder
    see also false imprisonmentTopics Crime and punishmentc1
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