Synonyms for imprisonment
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : im-priz-uhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈprɪz ən |
Top 10 synonyms for imprisonment Other synonyms for the word imprisonment
Définition of imprisonment
Origin :- late 14c., from Anglo-French emprisonement, Old French emprisonement (13c.), from emprisoner (see imprison).
- noun forcible detention
- noun placing in forcible detention
- The years roll on, the time of imprisonment is over, the man is free.
- Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
- I have seen the duke: the cause of your imprisonment is as I suspected.
- Extract from : « Calderon The Courtier » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- The term of your imprisonment ceases when you relinquish the hope of Beatriz.
- Extract from : « Calderon The Courtier » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Crushed at first by his imprisonment, he had soon found a dull relief in it.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- He was liberated after a week's imprisonment, but banished to his chateau at Verteuil.
- Extract from : « Reflections » by Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld
- Called a liar and a lunatic, Bernadette was threatened with imprisonment.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- It had evidently been a great distress to him, to have the days of his imprisonment recalled.
- Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
- There was a time in my imprisonment, when my desire for vengeance was unbearable.
- Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
- But for no price did I and my men want to get into English (p. 196) imprisonment.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
- His imprisonment was intended to be little more than nominal.
- Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
Antonyms for imprisonment
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