'imprisonment' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'imprisonment' with 5 example sentences.
- imprisonment noun
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: putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
: the state of being imprisoned
: the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
The judge sentenced him to one year's imprisonment.
Three were sentenced to life imprisonment.
The fundamental aspect of imprisonment is the loss of liberty.
In many countries, being gay is a cause for imprisonment.
Such an offence is punished by a fine and/or imprisonment.