imprisonment

«imprisonment» in Mova's school dictionary: Being kept in prison as a punishment — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (imprisonment — usually uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) (law) Being kept in prison as a punishment. tree →

2) Being shut in or not free to leave a place. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history (prisoners, castles, Nelson Mandela) and law (sentences in court). Phrases: life imprisonment, sentenced to imprisonment, years of imprisonment.

examples

• Nelson Mandela survived 27 years of imprisonment. tree →
• The robber was sentenced to five years' imprisonment. tree →
• Life imprisonment is the most serious sentence in the UK. tree →
• The princess escaped from her imprisonment in the tower. tree →
• Imprisonment without trial is unfair. tree →
• Animals in tiny cages suffer a kind of imprisonment. tree →
• From this imprisonment the wicked old man was never freed. tree →

note

Usually uncountable. Verb: imprison; person: prisoner. Spelling: imprison + -ment.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «imprisonment» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.