"imprisonment" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪmˈpɹɪzn̩.mənt/ [UK] Audio: en-us-imprisonment.ogg Forms: imprisonments [plural]
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman emprisonement, from Old French emprisonnement. See imprison + -ment. Etymology templates: {{der|en|xno|emprisonement}} Anglo-Norman emprisonement, {{der|en|fro|emprisonnement}} Old French emprisonnement, {{suffix|en|imprison|ment}} imprison + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} imprisonment (countable and uncountable, plural imprisonments)
  1. A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Prison Synonyms: incarceration, jaildom, emprisonment [obsolete] Derived forms: false imprisonment, imprisonment warrant, life imprisonment Translations (confinement): حَبْس (ḥabs) [masculine] (Arabic), سَجْن (sajn) [masculine] (Arabic), բանտարկություն (bantarkutʻyun) (Armenian), encarcelamientu [masculine] (Asturian), azadlıqdan məhrumetmə (Azerbaijani), зняво́ленне (znjavóljennje) [neuter] (Belarusian), пазбаўле́нне во́лі (pazbaŭljénnje vóli) [neuter] (Belarusian), затваряне (zatvarjane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), empresonament [masculine] (Catalan), 徒刑 (túxíng) (Chinese Mandarin), 下獄 (Chinese Mandarin), 下狱 (xiàyù) (Chinese Mandarin), uvěznění [neuter] (Czech), fangenskab [neuter] (Danish), gevangenschap [neuter] (Dutch), vangistus (Estonian), fangilsi [neuter] (Faroese), vankeus (Finnish), emprisonnement [masculine] (French), encarceramento [masculine] (Galician), Gefangenschaft [feminine] (German), Haft [feminine] (German), φυλάκιση (fylákisi) [feminine] (Greek), κάθειρξη (kátheirxi) (english: more than five years) [feminine] [law] (Greek), szabadságvesztés (Hungarian), hukuman penjara (Indonesian), gabhann [masculine] (Irish), príosún [masculine] (Irish), príosúnacht [feminine] (Irish), príosúnú [masculine] (Irish), braighdeanas [masculine] (Irish), detenzione [feminine] (Italian), incarcerazione [feminine] (Italian), 徒刑 (tokei) (alt: とけい) (Japanese), 懲役 (chōeki) (alt: ちょうえき) (Japanese), 投獄 (tōgoku) (alt: とうごく) (Japanese), ការដាក់គុក (kaa dak kuk) (Khmer), 투옥 (tuok) (alt: 投獄) (Korean), 도형 (dohyeong) (Korean), popajź [feminine] (Lower Sorbian), заробеништво (zarobeništvo) [neuter] (Macedonian), затворање (zatvoranje) [neuter] (Macedonian), തടവ് (taṭavŭ) (Malayalam), mauheretanga (Maori), fengsling [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), fengsling [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), encarceracion [feminine] (Occitan), hidhaa (Oromo), uwięzienie [neuter] (Polish), osądzenie [neuter] (Polish), pozbawienie wolności [neuter] (Polish), aprisionamento [masculine] (Portuguese), întemnițare (Romanian), încarcerare (Romanian), заключе́ние (alt: тюре́мное) [neuter] (Russian), лише́ние свобо́ды (lišénije svobódy) [neuter] (Russian), заточе́ние (zatočénije) [neuter] (Russian), ciomachas [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), väznenie [neuter] (Slovak), uväznenie [neuter] (Slovak), encarcelamiento [masculine] (Spanish), encarcelación [feminine] (Spanish), aprisionamiento [masculine] (Spanish), cautiverio [masculine] (Spanish), cautividad [feminine] (Spanish), fångenskap [common-gender] (Swedish), hapsetme (Turkish), ув'я́знення (uvʺjáznennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), позба́влення во́лі (pozbávlennja vóli) [neuter] (Ukrainian), phạt tù (Vietnamese), fanäböpam (Volapük), fanäbam (Volapük), carchariad [masculine] (Welsh)
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          "alt": "投獄",
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          "lang": "Korean",
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        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
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          "code": "mk",
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          "sense": "confinement",
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          "word": "затворање"
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          "code": "ml",
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          "word": "തടവ്"
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          "code": "mi",
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          "code": "om",
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          "word": "hidhaa"
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          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "confinement",
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            "neuter"
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          "code": "pl",
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            "neuter"
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          "code": "pl",
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          "code": "pt",
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          "word": "aprisionamento"
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          "code": "ro",
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          "code": "ru",
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            "neuter"
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          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "zatočénije",
          "sense": "confinement",
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            "neuter"
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          "code": "gd",
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          "sense": "confinement",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "ciomachas"
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          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "confinement",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "väznenie"
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          "code": "sk",
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          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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          "word": "uväznenie"
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          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "confinement",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "popajź"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
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          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "encarcelamiento"
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          "code": "es",
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          "code": "es",
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          "code": "es",
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          "tags": [
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          "code": "es",
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "cautividad"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "confinement",
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          "code": "tr",
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          "word": "позба́влення во́лі"
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          "code": "vi",
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          "sense": "confinement",
          "word": "phạt tù"
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          "sense": "confinement",
          "word": "fanäböpam"
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          "code": "cy",
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        "Terms with Czech translations",
        "Terms with Danish translations",
        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with Estonian translations",
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        "Terms with French translations",
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        "Terms with Irish translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
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        "Terms with Korean translations",
        "Terms with Lower Sorbian translations",
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        "Terms with Occitan translations",
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        "Terms with Polish translations",
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      "code": "ar",
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      "sense": "confinement",
      "word": "բանտարկություն"
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      "code": "ast",
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      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "word": "azadlıqdan məhrumetmə"
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
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      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "be",
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      "roman": "pazbaŭljénnje vóli",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "пазбаўле́нне во́лі"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zatvarjane",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "затваряне"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "empresonament"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "túxíng",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "word": "徒刑"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "word": "下獄"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiàyù",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "word": "下狱"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "uvěznění"
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "fangenskab"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "gevangenschap"
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    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "word": "vangistus"
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      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "fangilsi"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "word": "vankeus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "emprisonnement"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "encarceramento"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Gefangenschaft"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Haft"
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "el",
      "english": "more than five years",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kátheirxi",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "topics": [
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      "word": "κάθειρξη"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "szabadságvesztés"
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    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "word": "hukuman penjara"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "gabhann"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "word": "príosún"
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    {
      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "príosúnacht"
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    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "príosúnú"
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    {
      "code": "ga",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "braighdeanas"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "detenzione"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "incarcerazione"
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      "alt": "とけい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tokei",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "word": "徒刑"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ちょうえき",
      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "chōeki",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "word": "懲役"
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      "alt": "とうごく",
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      "roman": "tōgoku",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "word": "投獄"
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    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "kaa dak kuk",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "word": "ការដាក់គុក"
    },
    {
      "alt": "投獄",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "tuok",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "word": "투옥"
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    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "dohyeong",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "word": "도형"
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    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zarobeništvo",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "заробеништво"
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    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zatvoranje",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "затворање"
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    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "taṭavŭ",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "word": "തടവ്"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "word": "mauheretanga"
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      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "fengsling"
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      "code": "nn",
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      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "fengsling"
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      "code": "oc",
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      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "encarceracion"
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    {
      "code": "om",
      "lang": "Oromo",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "word": "hidhaa"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "uwięzienie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "osądzenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "pozbawienie wolności"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "aprisionamento"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "word": "întemnițare"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "word": "încarcerare"
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      "alt": "тюре́мное",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "заключе́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lišénije svobódy",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "лише́ние свобо́ды"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zatočénije",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "заточе́ние"
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    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ciomachas"
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    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "confinement",
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        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "väznenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "uväznenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "popajź"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "encarcelamiento"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "encarcelación"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aprisionamiento"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cautiverio"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cautividad"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "fångenskap"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "word": "hapsetme"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "uvʺjáznennja",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ув'я́знення"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pozbávlennja vóli",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "позба́влення во́лі"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "word": "phạt tù"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "word": "fanäböpam"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "word": "fanäbam"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "confinement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "carchariad"
    }
  ],
  "word": "imprisonment"
}
{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2028",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"alt\": (tjurémnoje) zaključénije vs. тюре́мное",
  "path": [
    "imprisonment"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "imprisonment",
  "trace": ""
}

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