imprisonment
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
Types & categories
- punishment hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the state of being imprisoned
he was held in captivity until he died
Types & categories
- confinement hypernym
- durance hyponym
- life imprisonment hyponym
- internment hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
Types & categories
- confinement hypernym
- lockdown hyponym
- false imprisonment hyponym
- custody hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | jail |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | punishment |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | jail |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | imprison |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | captive |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | confinement |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | durance |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | life imprisonment |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | internment |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | jail |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | intern |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | confinement |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | lockdown |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | false imprisonment |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | custody |