Engelsk ordbok



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Engelsk substantiv: imprisonment

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


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkpenalisation, penalization, penalty, punishment


Overordnet kategorijurisprudence, 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.


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


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkconfinement


Mere spesifikke uttrykkdurance, internment, life imprisonment

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


Ord med samme betydning (synonymer)internment


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkconfinement


Mere spesifikke uttrykkcustody, false imprisonment, lockdown









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