imprisonment
(noun)
noun
1. putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
Definition categories: act, penalization, penalty, punishment
2. the state of being imprisoned
- the imprisonment of captured soldiers
Similar word(s): captivity, immurement, incarceration
Definition categories: state, confinement
3. the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
Similar word(s): internment
Definition categories: act, confinement