imprisonment
imprisonment is a 12-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of imprisoning, or the state of being imprisoned; confinement; restraint. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. The act of imprisoning, or the state of being imprisoned; confinement; restraint.
- noun. the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
- noun. putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
- noun. the state of being imprisoned
"he was held in captivity until he died"
"the imprisonment of captured soldiers"
Synonyms
internment, captivity, immurement, incarceration
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