1. (noun)imprisonment putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment Synonyms: incarceration, captivity, immurement, internment
2. (noun)captivity, imprisonment, incarceration, immurement the state of being imprisoned Synonyms: incarceration, internment, captivity, immurement, imprisonment, enslavement
3. (noun)imprisonment, internment the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) Synonyms: internment, poundage, captivity, impounding, immurement, impoundment, imprisonment, incarceration
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'imprisonment'
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1. imprisonment Bonds may be of cord, leather, or any other substance that can bind; chains are of linked metal. Manacles and handcuffs are for the hands, fetters are primarily chains or jointed iron faste Synonyms: fetter, bondage, custody, gyves, irons, bonds, durance, handcuffs, manacles, chains, duress, imprisonment, shackles