imprison
verb (used with object)
to confine in or as if in a prison.
imprisonable
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a word derived from
imprison.
Example Sentences
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In September 2024, the government introduced legislation making it an imprisonable offence to own or sell zombie-style knives and machetes.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2025
In September 2024, zombie-style knives were banned in England and Wales, making it an imprisonable offence to own, make, transport or sell them.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2025
TV licence evasion itself is not an imprisonable offence.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2022
Of course, seeing the company in London won’t be quite the same as seeing it in its hometown, where theatergoing is a potentially imprisonable offense.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2015
It has been beefed up recently to make some offences imprisonable, while companies can be fined into insolvency, as with the 2007 act.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 22, 2011
