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as in captivity
the act of confining or the state of being confined
the offense is punishable by a fine or imprisonment
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as in incarceration
the state of being held in lawful custody
the long years of imprisonment had taken their toll on his mind and spirit as well as his body
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Recent Examples of imprisonment
Zuazo and Hernandez each were charged with one count of first-degree felony murder and two counts of unlawful imprisonment.
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Christina Hall, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
His aggressive defense tactics—including refusing to reveal sources and challenging judicial conduct—led to his brief imprisonment and ultimately the removal of the presiding Judge, Ural Glanville.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Her stepfather moved to Italy during the trial and Knox’s imprisonment to be close to her and her legal team.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
In additional court documents viewed by VIBE, the prosecutors have asked the Judge that Combs be sentenced to no less than 135 months’ imprisonment, or about 11 years and 3 months behind bars.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Both men pleaded not guilty at their arraignments and are charged with felony murder and two counts of unlawful imprisonment, according to ClickOnDetroit, FOX 2 Detroit and The Detroit News.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Chokr faced a maximum of up to 15 years’ imprisonment, according to officials.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
Under law, the act is punishable by up to five years of imprisonment and a fine of up to 50 million won ($35,860), and police are obligated to investigate any case reported.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
This recent imprisonment was far from Abd El-Fattah’s first brush with the authorities.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Christina Hall, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
His aggressive defense tactics—including refusing to reveal sources and challenging judicial conduct—led to his brief imprisonment and ultimately the removal of the presiding Judge, Ural Glanville.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Her stepfather moved to Italy during the trial and Knox’s imprisonment to be close to her and her legal team.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
In additional court documents viewed by VIBE, the prosecutors have asked the Judge that Combs be sentenced to no less than 135 months’ imprisonment, or about 11 years and 3 months behind bars.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Both men pleaded not guilty at their arraignments and are charged with felony murder and two counts of unlawful imprisonment, according to ClickOnDetroit, FOX 2 Detroit and The Detroit News.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Chokr faced a maximum of up to 15 years’ imprisonment, according to officials.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
Under law, the act is punishable by up to five years of imprisonment and a fine of up to 50 million won ($35,860), and police are obligated to investigate any case reported.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
This recent imprisonment was far from Abd El-Fattah’s first brush with the authorities.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprisonment
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The law that banned whale captivity did not apply to the existing population of captive whales at Marineland, but the park had to comply with another part of the law that forbade breeding.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement During captivity Sharabi ached for his life in Be’eri—which as a kibbutz, or commune, is the original expression of the interdependence on which Israel functions.—
Eli Sharabi,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Although this situation has been the hardest and darkest time in my life, good things have come out of my incarceration.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Over the 1990s, Washington seized on that opacity to transform the base into a theater of extraterritorial mass incarceration to hold tens of thousands of Haitian and Cuban asylum-seekers fleeing political violence and economic collapse in their home countries.—
Miriam Pensack,
The Dial,
30 Sep. 2025
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Beginning with the Haitian internment in 1991, Washington seized on Guantánamo’s ambiguous sovereignty to illegally and indefinitely detain asylum-seekers.—
Miriam Pensack,
The Dial,
30 Sep. 2025
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In recent weeks, the National Park Service has removed signs referencing climate change, slavery, the internment of Japanese Americans, and the massacre of Native Americans from multiple parks and historic sites around the country.—
Outside,
Outside,
26 Sep. 2025
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The detention in March of Tufts doctoral candidate Rumeysa Ozturk was captured on a video that depicted a man in a hoodie stopping her on a street in Somerville, Massachusetts.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Small trailers carrying water tanks and portable toilets were brought into each compound, though some camps eventually received more adequate plumbing over the course of the detention operations.—
Miriam Pensack,
The Dial,
30 Sep. 2025
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The story would feature voluminous evidence, including Salvadoran intelligence reports, government documents and even prison logs recording the visits of Luna and other Bukele aides to MS-13 leaders.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Both Menendez brothers remain in prison after having been denied parole in August of this year, and, in September, a judge denied their petition for a new trial.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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After the rapper was found not guilty of three of the counts in the federal indictment, his attorney argued that he should be sent to home confinement.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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The two Tucson residents pleaded guilty in federal court in 2009, where one was sentenced to eight months in federal prison and the other to six months of home confinement and 100 hours of community service.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Imprisonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprisonment. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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