1
as in captivity
the act of confining or the state of being confined
the offense is punishable by a fine or imprisonment
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as in incarceration
the state of being held in lawful custody
the long years of imprisonment had taken their toll on his mind and spirit as well as his body
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Recent Examples of imprisonment
Still grieving the death of his wife and the imprisonment of his son, Brandis binges on booze but possesses a sharp and intuitive mind, even if his family life is in disarray.
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
The two men care for each other amidst the squalid conditions of their imprisonment in 1970s Argentina.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
Hernandez, chronicling the delusions that drove him into the arms of the law, demonstrates how imprisonment can begin far before sentencing.
—Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Another would impose a fine of up to $500 or up to 30 days imprisonment as a penalty for camping outdoors on public property.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Saudi journalists responded in kind, with one reportedly linked to the Saudi crown prince predicting the end of President Sisi's rule and potential imprisonment by 2026.
—Khaled Hassan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
North Carolina classifies bigamy as a Class I felony, and the charge can result in imprisonment for anyone who knowingly marries while still legally married to another person.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
That sense of spiritual imprisonment may have another explanation.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Vogel also advocated for the passage of legislation that eventually acknowledged the injustice of the exile and imprisonment and provided a payment of $20,000 to Japanese American camp survivors.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
The two men care for each other amidst the squalid conditions of their imprisonment in 1970s Argentina.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
Hernandez, chronicling the delusions that drove him into the arms of the law, demonstrates how imprisonment can begin far before sentencing.
—Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Another would impose a fine of up to $500 or up to 30 days imprisonment as a penalty for camping outdoors on public property.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Saudi journalists responded in kind, with one reportedly linked to the Saudi crown prince predicting the end of President Sisi's rule and potential imprisonment by 2026.
—Khaled Hassan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
North Carolina classifies bigamy as a Class I felony, and the charge can result in imprisonment for anyone who knowingly marries while still legally married to another person.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
That sense of spiritual imprisonment may have another explanation.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Vogel also advocated for the passage of legislation that eventually acknowledged the injustice of the exile and imprisonment and provided a payment of $20,000 to Japanese American camp survivors.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprisonment
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Rescuers are waiting to hear back from wildlife officials on the next steps for the newborns, who may not be able to go into the wild after living in captivity.—
Simone Jasper,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Sep. 2025
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At his request, his appearance was not announced in advance so the focus could remain on Omer Shem Tov’s spiritual journey during captivity.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
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Since their incarceration during the Japanese Internment, my grandfather, his sister, and their mother have processed this trauma in ways that have affected my mother and me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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He was sentenced to four years’ probation and 30 days of shock incarceration.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
17 Sep. 2025
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Ameya sits down with her neighbor's 84-year-old grandmother, who was forced out of California and sent to an internment camp in Wyoming as a young girl.—
Steve Drummond,
NPR,
9 Sep. 2025
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The worst part of the internment was its indeterminacy.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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That led to additional arrests, all while ICE was opening additional immigrant detention sites in Florida, Indiana, Nebraska, Louisiana, and Tennessee.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Sagiv Rotenberg, Hayut’s lawyer, revealed that Hayut would be appealing his detention and was planning on seeking help on having his case dismissed in Germany.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
16 Sep. 2025
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Scott was convicted of murder and sent to prison.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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Barr was attorney general when Epstein was found dead in his prison cell in 2019, a death that was later deemed a suicide.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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He was released to home confinement and his trial was set for June 1, 2026.—
Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The team managed to achieve a steady-state H-mode plasma at temperatures exceeding 100 million degrees Celsius (180 million degrees Fahrenheit), which is a high-confinement regime essential for practical energy input.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Imprisonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprisonment. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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