Imprisonment
Imprisonment noun - The act of confining or the state of being confined.
Sentence and imprisonment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sentence" instead a noun "Imprisonment".
Sentence
Sentence noun - A decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard.
Imprisonment and sentence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Imprisonment" instead a noun "Sentence".
Nearby Words: sentenced, sentencing, sentential
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| full | full imprisonment | full sentence |
| long | long imprisonment | long sentence |
| brief | brief imprisonment | brief sentence |
| short | short imprisonment | short sentence |
| Other adjectives: certain, instant, standard, original, legal, simple, actual, criminal, new, possible, final, indefinite, lengthy, previous, virtual. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Cruel Mercy: After Potiphar understands that Joseph was telling the truth about his innocence, he revokes his earlier sentence of death... and bestows the sentence of indefinite imprisonment instead.
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I sentence you to three years' imprisonment, under the firm, and solemn, and God-given conviction, that what you require is three months at the seaside.
Source: Courtroom Antic - As the most extreme example, sentence to life imprisonment without possibility of parole (known as a "whole-life order" in Britain) is extremely rare.
Source: Useful Notes / British Prisons
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