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Synonyms and antonyms of Punishment in prison in British Thesaurus
Punishment in prison
at his/her Majesty's pleasure ()
if a person is kept or detained at her Majesty's pleasure, they stay in prison indefinitely
concurrent sentence (noun)
if a criminal is given concurrent sentences, the period of time spent in prison corresponds to the longest of those sentences
confinement (noun)
a situation in which someone is forced to stay in a place, especially a prison, and not allowed to leave
correctional (adjective)
custodial sentence (noun)
a punishment in which someone is sent to prison
extraordinary rendition (noun)
the practice of moving prisoners from one state to another in a way that is illegal, often so that they can be questioned and hurt to make them give information
hard labour (noun)
very hard physical work that some people have to do when they are in prison as a punishment
imprisonment (noun)
the punishment of being put into prison. The punishment of life imprisonment means that someone will be kept in prison for many years, possibly until they die
internment (noun)
the act of putting someone in a prison without officially accusing them of a crime, especially when this is done for political reasons
life (noun)
life imprisonment (noun)
a punishment in which someone is sent to prison for the rest of their life
life sentence (noun)
a punishment in which someone is sent to prison for the rest of their life
penal servitude (noun)
the punishment of being kept in prison and forced to do hard labour
prison (noun)
the system of keeping people in prisons as a punishment
prison (noun)
the experience of being in prison
rendition (noun)
solitary (noun)
informal solitary confinement
solitary confinement (noun)
a punishment in which a prisoner is kept alone, separate from other prisoners
transportation (noun)
in the past, the process of moving a prisoner to a different place or country, especially as a punishment