imprisonment
nounUK /ɪmˈprɪz.ən.mənt/
US /ɪmˈprɪz.ən.mənt/
Imprisonment is when someone is kept in a jail and cannot leave.
The thief was given five years of imprisonment for stealing the gold.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The state of being kept in a place and not allowed to go free.
The bird's imprisonment in a small cage made it sad.
3. The act of putting someone in prison as a punishment.
The judge ordered the imprisonment of the man who robbed the bank.
4. A feeling of being trapped and unable to move freely.
Being stuck in the tiny room felt like imprisonment to the boy.