| Engelsk substantiv: imprisonment | |||
| 1. | imprisonment (om handling) putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment | ||
| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | penalisation, penalization, penalty, punishment | ||
| Overordnet kategori | jurisprudence, law | ||
| 2. | imprisonment (om tilstand) the state of being imprisoned | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He 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 uttrykk | confinement | ||
| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | durance, 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 uttrykk | confinement | ||
| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | custody, false imprisonment, lockdown | ||