noun
the state of being imprisoned
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he was held in captivity until he died
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the imprisonment of captured soldiers
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his ignominious incarceration in the local jail
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he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon
• Syn: ↑captivity, ↑imprisonment, ↑incarceration
• Derivationally related forms: ↑immure, ↑incarcerate (for: ↑incarceration), ↑imprison (for: ↑imprisonment), ↑captive (for: ↑captivity)
• Hypernyms: ↑confinement
• Hyponyms: ↑durance, ↑life imprisonment, ↑internment
Useful english dictionary. 2012.