1
as in captivities
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 incarcerations
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 imprisonments
Lusverti added that the list of beneficiaries fails to cover key periods of arbitrary detentions, including cases between 2020 and 2024, and raised concerns that the same courts that ordered the imprisonments are now responsible for administering the amnesty.
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Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
His is the most high-profile of a series of arrests and imprisonments under a draconian National Security Law imposed by Beijing.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
While much of her early music didn’t delve into politics, her widespread influence and affiliation with the Shah resulted in brief imprisonments, interrogations, confiscations and, most permanently, a ban on singing and performing in Iran.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
His is the most high-profile of a series of arrests and imprisonments under a draconian National Security Law imposed by Beijing.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
While much of her early music didn’t delve into politics, her widespread influence and affiliation with the Shah resulted in brief imprisonments, interrogations, confiscations and, most permanently, a ban on singing and performing in Iran.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprisonments
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Despite their felony convictions and impending incarcerations, both former Met police career criminals continue to collect their monthly kisses in the mail — $8,850 a month for Cederquist and $6,020 for Butner.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
4 Jan. 2026
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Baltimore leaders say that 87% of young men enrolled in Roca Baltimore for 24 months have no new incarcerations, while those who stay in the program for three years are 19% less likely to return to a life of crime than other similarly aged men in Maryland.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
4 Dec. 2025
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For months the city and surrounding suburbs were subjected to indiscriminate detentions by federal agents, tear gassings, shootings and more.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Between January 2025 and March 2, immigrants have filed 24,403 challenges against their detentions, according to nonprofit newsroom ProPublica, which is tracking the historic rise in filings.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Imprisonments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprisonments. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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