Such an offence is punished by a fine and/or imprisonment.
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Imprisonment
Synonyms for "imprisonment" (69 found)
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Closest matches (14)
Noun(5 words)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (21)
Noun(4 words)
cordoningcustodydetentiondismembermentdurancedurance vileduressenclosureenvelopmentestrapadegalleysgantletgauntlethard laborhouse arrestimmurationimmurement
Related words (34)
Noun(11 words)
impalementincarcerationinclusioninternmentjailingjusticekeelhaulingmartyrdompenal servitudepicketingpunishmentquarantinerackrailridingremandrock pilesiegestrappadotar-and-featheringterm of imprisonment
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4 entriescreative constraintlife imprisonmentmental confinementshort imprisonment
Collocations
5 entrieslengthy imprisonmentlife imprisonmentserve imprisonmentterm of imprisonmentunjust imprisonment
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Having been convicted of murder, he was sentenced to life imprisonment.
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The judge sentenced him to one year's imprisonment.
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During the imprisonment of Sir Thomas a frequent intercourse of letters passed between him and this beloved daughter and when deprived of pen and ink he contrived to write to her with a coal.
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