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English to English noun
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the state of being imprisoned |  | Example: he was held in captivity until he died
the imprisonment of captured soldiers
his ignominious incarceration in the local jail
he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon
source: wordnet30
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The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment. | | source: webster1913
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