Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with imprisonment in American Collocation
imprisonment
noun
uncountable
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ɪmˈprɪz(ə)nmənt/
illegal
arbitrary
false
illegal
unjust
unlawful
wrongful
He would like to thank everyone who has supported him over his 8 long years of wrongful imprisonment.
long
continued
indefinite
long
long-term
Those who went against the authorities could find themselves facing execution or indefinite imprisonment.
for a particular length of time
life
12 months’, 5 years’ etc
The prisoner was fined and sentenced to 28 days’ imprisonment for possession of drugs.
when someone is imprisoned
receive
serve
suffer
undergo
He was told he had to serve eight months’ imprisonment.
avoid imprisonment
avoid
escape
Although she was heavily fined, she managed to escape imprisonment.
risk imprisonment
face
risk
Some risked imprisonment and even death to take part in the protest.
impose imprisonment
impose
sentence someone to
A sentence of imprisonment was imposed by the magistrate.