imprisonment

As a verb incarcerate

is to lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.

As a noun imprisonment is

a confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, as punishment for a crime.

As nouns the difference between imprisonment and servitude

is that imprisonment is a confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, as punishment for a crime while servitude is the state of being a slave; slavery.

As nouns the difference between imprisonment and sentence

is that imprisonment is a confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, as punishment for a crime while sentence is sense; meaning; significance.

As a verb sentence is

to declare a sentence on a convicted person; to doom; to condemn to punishment.

As nouns the difference between imprisonment and penalty

is that imprisonment is a confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, as punishment for a crime while penalty is .

Hindrance is a related term of imprisonment.

As nouns the difference between hindrance and imprisonment

is that hindrance is something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else while imprisonment is a confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, as punishment for a crime.

Fetter is a synonym of imprisonment.

As nouns the difference between fetter and imprisonment

is that fetter is a chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal – often by its legs (usually in plural) while imprisonment is a confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, as punishment for a crime.

As a verb fetter

is to shackle or bind up with fetters.

Curb is a related term of imprisonment.

As nouns the difference between curb and imprisonment

is that curb is (north america) a row of concrete along the edge of a road; a kerb (uk ) while imprisonment is a confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, as punishment for a crime.

As a verb curb

is to check, restrain or control.

As nouns the difference between restraint and imprisonment

is that restraint is something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures while imprisonment is a confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, as punishment for a crime.

Obstruction is a related term of imprisonment.

As nouns the difference between obstruction and imprisonment

is that obstruction is the act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed while imprisonment is a confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, as punishment for a crime.

As nouns the difference between imprisonment and arrest

is that imprisonment is a confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, as punishment for a crime while arrest is a check, stop, an act or instance of arresting something.

As a verb arrest is

to stop the motion of (a person or animal).