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imprisonment

🇬🇧 UK/im'priznmәnt/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

The state of being confined in a prison, especially as legal punishment for a crime.

监禁，关押，徒刑

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
imnot, opposite of
+
prisonstem
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mentaction, result, state
=imprisonment

Common Collocations

  • 1.sentence imprisonment宣判监禁
  • 2.wrongful imprisonment冤狱
  • 3.life imprisonment终身监禁

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The sentence of ten years imprisonment was considered harsh.

  • 2.

    Wrongful imprisonment can cause lasting psychological trauma.

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