imprisonment

Example Sentences

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The council has said the maximum penalty is two years' imprisonment, an unlimited fine, or both.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

To the Argentine, the image of the maze inspired a sense of freedom, rather than imprisonment, because it evoked the concept of infinity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The fallout for Murdock, as seen in the episode, is his arrest and imprisonment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

A conviction carries fines of as much as $250,000 and imprisonment of up to two years.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

You have, and many of us have, defeated this intention; and, by a terrible law, a terrible paradox, those innocents who believed that your imprisonment made them safe are losing their grasp of reality.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin