imprisonment

Words with a similar base: imprisonment

'imprisonment'

[imprisonment.n.01] as in: putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment

'imprisonment'

[captivity.n.01] as in: the state of being imprisoned

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Examples:
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

'imprisonment'

[imprisonment.n.03] as in: the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)