imprisonment
noun
the act of confining in or as if in a prison; the state of being so confined.
imprisonments
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pluralof imprisonment.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He reunited with his wife in the final months of his life, as he suffered from ill-health caused by his imprisonments.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2024
“It’s disturbing, it’s terrifying, and it’s a major violation of protected speech,” Freedom House’s Nate Schenkkan said of the recent imprisonments of Western-based Saudis.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
Since the group established the database of imprisonments in 1992, it has become a global benchmark for measuring repression of journalists.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2021
Part of the increase in the 50-plus prison population is due to new imprisonments and reimprisonments because of parole violations.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 30, 2017
Both of us were spared, in body at least, by the stone walls of our different imprisonments, and altered in spirit, in ways we’re struggling to understand.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
