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imprisonment for (crime/offense)
He was sentenced to five years of imprisonment for fraud.
他因诈骗被判处五年监禁。
监禁
imprisonments — plural of imprisonment
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监禁
the act of putting someone in prison or jail as lawful punishment
He was sentenced to five years of imprisonment for fraud.
他因诈骗被判处五年监禁。
监禁
A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime.
依法将某人关进监狱作为惩罚
putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
被监禁的状态
the state of being imprisoned
将某人关进监狱(或类似监狱)的行为
the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
The judge sentenced him to life imprisonment for his crimes.
法官因他的罪行判处他终身监禁。
AI contextual example
The organization campaigns against the imprisonment of political activists.
该组织反对监禁政治活动人士。
AI contextual example
His long imprisonment took a toll on his health.
长期的监禁损害了他的健康。
AI contextual example
the imprisonment of captured soldiers
对被俘士兵的监禁
WordNet
He was sentenced to five years of imprisonment for fraud.
他因诈骗被判处五年监禁。
The imprisonment of political dissidents drew international criticism.
对政治异见者的监禁引起了国际批评。
The judge imposed a sentence of imprisonment for ten years.
法官判处十年监禁。
He was convicted of murder and given life imprisonment.
他被判犯有谋杀罪，处以终身监禁。
Not this
He was imprisonmented for his crimes.
Use this
He was imprisoned for his crimes.
imprisonment是名词，不是动词，应用动词imprison表示'监禁'。
Not this
He received an imprisonment of five years.
Use this
He received five years of imprisonment.
imprisonment通常用作不可数名词，表示状态，不与不定冠词连用；具体年限用'X years of imprisonment'。
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终身监禁
He was sentenced to life imprisonment.
他被判处终身监禁。
非法监禁
The plaintiff sued for false imprisonment.
原告因非法监禁提起诉讼。
未经审判的监禁
The regime practiced imprisonment without trial.
该政权实行未经审判的监禁。
刑期
The judge set a term of imprisonment of five years.
法官设定了五年的刑期。
监禁判决
The court passed a sentence of imprisonment.
法院通过了监禁判决。
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想象一个人被关进监狱（prison），就是imprisonment（监禁）。
语域：formal 常见场景：law、legal documents、news reports 多用于法律或正式场合，如判决书、新闻报道等。
All listed words share the unstressed suffix '-ment' (/mənt/), matching the target's ending, but they are not true rhymes because the stressed syllable differs. For instance, 'government' stresses the first syllable, whereas 'imprisonment' stresses the second.
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