Definition of IMPRISONMENT

imprisonment

Meanings

Plural: imprisonments

Noun

  • putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
  • the state of being imprisoned
    • "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"
  • the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
  • A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime.

Origin / Etymology

From Anglo-Norman emprisonement, from Old French emprisonnement. See imprison + -ment.

Scrabble Score: 18

imprisonment is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
imprisonment is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
imprisonment is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

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