imprisonment

== English == === Alternative forms === emprisonment (obsolete) === Etymology === From Anglo-Norman emprisonement, from Old French emprisonnement. See imprison +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɹɪzn̩.mənt/ === Noun === imprisonment (countable and uncountable, plural imprisonments) A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime. ==== Synonyms ==== incarceration jaildom ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====