imprisonment
/ɪmˈprɪznmənt/noun
उच्चारण इम्प्रिज़्न्मन्ट
कारावास, कैद, जेल
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the act of putting somebody in prison or another place from which they cannot escape; the state of being there
कारावास, कैद, जेल
- life imprisonment
- He was sentenced to two years' imprisonment.
- The judge gave him five years' imprisonment.
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- Imprisonment is a harsh punishment for a minor offence.
- The leader endured a long imprisonment during the freedom struggle.
Synonyms custody detention confinement incarceration captivity
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
sentenced to imprisonment / to + period of imprisonment
Use to after sentence. Say sentenced to imprisonment or sentenced to five years' imprisonment.
Sentence के बाद to आता है: sentenced to imprisonment या sentenced to five years' imprisonment।
- The court sentenced him to two years' imprisonment.
- She was sentenced to life imprisonment.
imprisonment for + offence / period
Use for before the crime or the length of time.
अपराध या अवधि से पहले for का प्रयोग होता है।
- Theft is punishable with imprisonment for up to three years.
- He faces imprisonment for fraud.
years' imprisonment (possessive)
Use an apostrophe after years when it measures the time of imprisonment: five years' imprisonment.
कारावास की अवधि मापने के लिए years के बाद apostrophe लगता है: five years' imprisonment।
- The judge gave ten years' rigorous imprisonment.
imprisonment (uncountable) / imprison (verb)
Imprisonment is the state or act of being locked up. It is usually uncountable; the verb is imprison, and the person is imprisoned.
'Imprisonment' बंद किए जाने की अवस्था या क्रिया है और प्रायः uncountable है; क्रिया 'imprison' है और व्यक्ति 'imprisoned' होता है।
- Gandhi's imprisonment in Yerwada gave the movement fresh energy.
- He was imprisoned for his speeches.
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adjective + imprisonment
liferigoroussimplewrongfulsolitaryunlawful
- Simple imprisonment does not include hard labour.
verb + imprisonment
faceserveescapebe sentenced tobe liable tosuffer
- He served three years of imprisonment for theft.
imprisonment + noun
termsentenceperiodrate
- The imprisonment term was reduced on appeal.
punishable with imprisonment
punishable withliable tosentenced tofine oryears of
- The offence is punishable with a fine or imprisonment.
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- The leader endured years of imprisonment but never gave up his cause.
नेता ने वर्षों का कारावास सहा, पर अपने उद्देश्य को नहीं छोड़ा।
- The Indian Penal Code names imprisonment as one of the punishments.
भारतीय दंड संहिता कारावास को दंडों में से एक के रूप में बताती है।
- Radhika read about Nehru's long imprisonment at Ahmednagar Fort.
राधिका ने नेहरू के अहमदनगर क़िले में लंबे कारावास के बारे में पढ़ा।
- The court replaced the fine with a week's imprisonment.
अदालत ने जुर्माने की जगह एक सप्ताह का कारावास दे दिया।
- His imprisonment for debt was ended when friends paid the sum.
मित्रों द्वारा राशि चुका देने पर क़र्ज़ के कारण उसका कारावास समाप्त हो गया।
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✗ He was sentenced for life imprisonment.
✓ He was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Sentence is followed by to, not for, before the punishment.
दंड से पहले 'sentence' के बाद to आता है, for नहीं।
✗ The thief got five years imprisonment.
✓ The thief got five years' imprisonment.
A period of time before a noun takes an apostrophe after years.
संज्ञा से पहले समय की अवधि में years के बाद apostrophe लगता है।
✗ The court has ordered for the imprisonment of the accused.
✓ The court has ordered the imprisonment of the accused.
Order is transitive here and takes no for.
यहाँ 'order' सकर्मक है और इसके साथ for नहीं आता।
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im·pris·on·ment
With im- before p and -on- (not 'emprisonment').
p से पहले im- और बीच में -on- ('emprisonment' गलत है)।
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One-word substitution
Putting a person in prison is imprisonment or incarceration; keeping a prisoner alone solitary confinement; release of a prisoner before the end of the sentence for good behaviour parole.
किसी को जेल में डालना imprisonment या incarceration; कैदी को अकेले रखना solitary confinement; अच्छे व्यवहार पर सज़ा पूरी होने से पहले रिहाई parole।
General knowledge
Legal: rigorous imprisonment includes hard labour; simple imprisonment does not.
कानून में rigorous imprisonment (कठोर कारावास) में कड़ी मेहनत शामिल है; simple imprisonment (साधारण कारावास) में नहीं।