Engelsk ordbog



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Engelsk navneord: imprisonment

1. imprisonment (om handling) putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment


Mindre specifikke termerpenalisation, penalization, penalty, punishment


Overordnet emneområdejurisprudence, law

2. imprisonment (om tilstand) the state of being imprisoned


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHe 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.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)captivity, immurement, incarceration


Mindre specifikke termerconfinement


Mere specifikke termerdurance, internment, life imprisonment

3. imprisonment (om handling) the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)internment


Mindre specifikke termerconfinement


Mere specifikke termercustody, false imprisonment, lockdown









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