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imprisonments
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the act of placing someone in prison or jail as a lawful penalty
- He received five years' imprisonment for theft.
- Imprisonment is a common sentence for serious crimes.
- The judge ordered imprisonment for fraud.
- She faced imprisonment after the court found her guilty.
- Imprisonment serves as a deterrent to criminal behavior.
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the act of confining someone in a restricted space
- The villain's imprisonment in the tower lasted a month.
- Hostages endured long imprisonment without contact.
- Imprisonment in isolation can affect mental health.
- Soldiers recounted the hardships of enemy imprisonment.
- She resisted the imprisonment imposed by strict rules.
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the condition or state of being kept in confinement
- Years of imprisonment left him scarred emotionally.
- They documented the prisoners' experiences of long-term imprisonment.
- Prisoners protested the inhumane imprisonment.
- Solitary imprisonment can be psychologically damaging.
- She endured imprisonment without losing hope.
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