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'imprisonment' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'imprisonment' with 5 example sentences.


imprisonment noun

: 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.
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