Oxford Dictionary English imprisonment noun noun BrE BrE//ɪmˈprɪznmənt// ; NAmE NAmE//ɪmˈprɪznmənt// [uncountable] Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsthe act of putting somebody in a prison or another place from which they cannot escape; the state of being there to be sentenced to life imprisonment for murder Wordfinderfreedomallow, emancipation, freedom, imprisonment, independence, liberty, oppress, restriction, rule, slaveCheck pronunciation: imprisonment oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com