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imprisonment
noun as in forcible detention
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noun as in placing in forcible detention
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- capturing
- confining
- detaining
- immuring
- imprisoning
- incarcerating
- locking up
- quarantining
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But for him, and his family, there was always a fear that his imprisonment would never end.
Quintero has served state prison terms for assault, car theft, possessing guns, manufacturing drugs and false imprisonment.
Lebanon remains technically at war with Israel and any contact is punishable with imprisonment.
He was also convicted of attempted murder and a federal firearms charge, and had been sentenced to life imprisonment, according to the Atlanta Police Department.
Federal prosecutors sought a three-year prison sentence against Lira for his role in the legal fraud scheme, arguing that his lies to clients and to Judge Durkin warranted a meaningful term of imprisonment.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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