emprisonment

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A form of imprisonment — A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime.

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Meanings

nounemprisonment (countable and uncountable, plural emprisonments)

plural emprisonments

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableObsolete form of imprisonment.

Origin

From emprison + -ment.

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Cite this entry
APA

emprisonment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emprisonment

MLA

“emprisonment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emprisonment. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emprisonment,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emprisonment.

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