English to English noun
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putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment |  | source: wordnet30
2 |
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
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3 |
the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) |  | source: wordnet30
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