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durance vs imprisonment

imprisonment vs durance

durance and imprisonment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
durance Yes No No No
imprisonment Yes No No No
As nouns, imprisonment is a hypernym of durance; that is, imprisonment is a word with a broader meaning than durance:
  • durance: imprisonment (especially for a long time)
  • imprisonment: the state of being imprisoned
Other hypernyms of durance include captivity, immurement, incarceration.
durance (noun) imprisonment (noun)
imprisonment (especially for a long time) the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
the state of being imprisoned
Difference between durance and imprisonment

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