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imprisonment vs confinement

confinement vs imprisonment

imprisonment and confinement both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
imprisonment Yes No No No
confinement Yes No No No
As nouns, confinement is a hypernym of imprisonment; that is, confinement is a word with a broader meaning than imprisonment:
  • imprisonment: the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
  • confinement: the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
As nouns, confinement is a hypernym of imprisonment; that is, confinement is a word with a broader meaning than imprisonment:
  • imprisonment: the state of being imprisoned
  • confinement: the state of being confined
imprisonment (noun) confinement (noun)
the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
the state of being imprisoned the state of being confined
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
Difference between imprisonment and confinement

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