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# imprisonment

noun (imprisonment — usually uncountable)

«imprisonment» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (law) Being kept in prison as a punishment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imprisonment/#m1)
2. Being shut in or not free to leave a place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imprisonment/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history (prisoners, castles, Nelson Mandela) and law (sentences in court). Phrases: life imprisonment, sentenced to imprisonment, years of imprisonment.

### Examples

- Nelson Mandela survived 27 years of imprisonment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imprisonment/#x1)
- The robber was sentenced to five years' imprisonment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imprisonment/#x2)
- Life imprisonment is the most serious sentence in the UK. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imprisonment/#x3)
- The princess escaped from her imprisonment in the tower. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imprisonment/#x4)
- Imprisonment without trial is unfair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imprisonment/#x5)
- Animals in tiny cages suffer a kind of imprisonment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imprisonment/#x6)
- From this imprisonment the wicked old man was never freed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imprisonment/#x7)

### Note

Usually uncountable. Verb: imprison; person: prisoner. Spelling: imprison + -ment.

## In Jewish tradition

In history (prisoners, castles, Nelson Mandela) and law (sentences in court). Phrases: life imprisonment, sentenced to imprisonment, years of imprisonment.

### Note

Usually uncountable. Verb: imprison; person: prisoner. Spelling: imprison + -ment.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «imprisonment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/imprisonment/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«imprisonment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/imprisonment.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «imprisonment» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/imprisonment/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«imprisonment» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/imprisonment.html) on Mova free.