imprisonment
nounmasculineformal/ˈkaɾsɨɾɨ/medium
car·ce·re
Definitions
-2The state of being deprived of liberty; incarceration.
He spent long years in imprisonment for political crimes.
His health deteriorated during imprisonment.
Common collocations
preventive imprisonmentlife imprisonmentterm of imprisonment
-1A penitentiary establishment; jail.
The defendant was sentenced to ten years in prison.
The conditions of the old prison were inhumane.
Common collocations
public prisonprivate prisonprison sentenceprison escape
Etymology
Do latim 'carcer, carceris'.