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imprisonment

[im-priz-uhn-muhnt] / ɪmˈprɪz ən mənt /


NOUN
placing in forcible detention
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
Antonyms


Example Sentences

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He has created a series of four pieces he calls The Story of My Imprisonment.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2022

“Black Imprisonment Rate in the US Has Fallen by a Third since 2006.”

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

“He did nothing wrong,” Mr. Signorelli said, noting that a claim against the state that Mr. Williams filed under the Unjust Conviction and Imprisonment Act was dismissed this year.

From New York Times • May 5, 2022

Unjust Imprisonment Act should be disallowed or offset because of nearly $1.4 million in damages that Tribble received from the U.S. government and argued against portions of his claims for wages, medical costs and damages.

From Washington Post • Feb. 28, 2016

Imprisonment, they say, now creates far more crime than it prevents, by ripping apart fragile social networks, destroying families, and creating a permanent class of unemployables.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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