imprisonment
nouns
putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
is derived from
domain category
the collection of rules imposed by authority
"civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
the state of being imprisoned
"he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"
is derived from
the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
is derived from
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