imprisonment
BrE /ɪmˈprɪzn.mənt/ AmE /ɪmˈprɪzn.mənt/
noun en → es
the state of being kept in prison as a punishment for a crime
encarcelamiento, prisión
- a period of imprisonment
Collocations period of imprisonment · sentence of imprisonment
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He was sentenced to a year's imprisonment.
Fue condenado a un año de encarcelamiento.