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as in captivity
the act of confining or the state of being confined
the offense is punishable by a fine or imprisonment
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as in incarceration
the state of being held in lawful custody
the long years of imprisonment had taken their toll on his mind and spirit as well as his body
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprisonment
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Friends gathered at the kibbutz pub on Nir Oz to watch Horn’s release from captivity and to toast his return, according to Israeli media.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
TIME,
22 Feb. 2025 -
The 36-year-old was released from Hamas captivity Saturday along with two other hostages in exchange for 369 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
20 Feb. 2025
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The program’s impact was significant: within five years of its implementation, the U.S. incarceration rate became the highest in the world.—
Michelle Mbekeani,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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These evacuations and incarcerations were carried out under the direction of Gen. John L. DeWitt of the U.S. Army.—
James M. Purcell,
The Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2025
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In the finale, Daniel’s mother pulls out a necklace Mr. Miyagi gave her that belonged to his mother and, later, his wife, who died in a Japanese internment camp.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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After all, the same constitutional order that undergirds America’s contemporary liberal democracy permitted nearly a century of authoritarianism in the Jim Crow South, the mass internment of Japanese Americans, and McCarthyism.—
STEVEN LEVITSKY,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
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Funding for border security measures, including additional detention beds and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, would increase by $175 billion.—
Catie Edmondson,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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One reason for the extended pre-trial detention, Powell’s lawyer Bernard Alan Seidler said, was that Powell insisted on changing his lawyers at least four times.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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In 2018, President Trump commuted the prison sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, who had served 22 years for drug trafficking and money laundering charges.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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McFarland pleaded guilty to a $26 million wire fraud and served nearly four years in prison.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2025
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Before leaving office, President Joe Biden commuted Peltier’s life sentence to home confinement.—
German Lopez,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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The smuggling operations also can cause psychological distress and confinement in small spaces, which can cause injury and even death.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Imprisonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprisonment. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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