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imprisonment

noun as in forcible detention

noun as in placing in forcible detention

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But for him, and his family, there was always a fear that his imprisonment would never end.

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Quintero has served state prison terms for assault, car theft, possessing guns, manufacturing drugs and false imprisonment.

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Lebanon remains technically at war with Israel and any contact is punishable with imprisonment.

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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.

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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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