nnoun.actputting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishmentTopic:jurisprudencelaw
Derivationally Related Form:imprison
Hypernyms:penalisation penalization penalty punishment
Inherited Hypernyms:imprisonmentpunishmentsocial controlgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:imprisonmentpunishmentsocial controlgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.statethe state of being imprisonedSynset:captivity immurement incarceration
Examples:- he was held in captivity until he died
- the imprisonment of captured soldiers
- his ignominious incarceration in the local jail
- he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon
Derivationally Related Form:captiveincarcerateimmureimprison
Hypernyms:confinement
Inherited Hypernyms:captivityconfinementsubjugationrelationshipstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:duranceinternmentlife imprisonment
Full Hyponyms:duranceinternmentlife imprisonment
nnoun.actthe act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)Synset:internment
Derivationally Related Form:imprisonintern
Hypernyms:confinement
Inherited Hypernyms:imprisonmentconfinementrestraintcontrolactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:custodyfalse imprisonmentlockdown
Full Hyponyms:custodyfalse imprisonmentlockdown