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What does imprisonment mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word imprisonment? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, as punishment for a crime.
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His counsel said he understood imprisonment was inevitable but asked for sentence to be adjourned so his client could put his affairs in order.
Few expected the ravages of war, and none expected the deprivation of imprisonment.
Agroterrorism would be punishable by fines, imprisonment for up to life, and carry the death penalty in the most serious cases.
A 1923 French law increased penalties for abortion to imprisonment for abortionists and their clients.
Edward VI's accession to the throne meant greater support for Protestantism throughout the country, and imprisonment for Gardiner.
The woman and a 30-year-old man were arrested on charges of false imprisonment, serious assault and aiding and abetting a fugitive.

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