Imprisonment

Definitions: Imprisonment

Imprisonment

Noun

1. Putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment.

2. The state of being imprisoned; "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon".

3. The act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison).

Date "imprisonment" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Specialty Definitions: Imprisonment

Domain	Definitions
Law	A custodial sentence of a minimum of three days and, where the law does not provide otherwise, a maximum of three years. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Imprisonment

Synonyms: captivity (n), immurement (n), incarceration (n), internment (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Imprisonment

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Lawsuit	Apprehension, arrest; committal; imprisonment; (restraint).
Punishment	Lash, scaffold; (instrument of punishment); imprisonment; (restraint); transportation, banishment, expulsion, exile, involuntary exile, ostracism; penal servitude, hard labor; galleys; beating;Verb: flagellation, fustigation, gantlet, strappado, estrapade, bastinado, argumentum baculinum, stick law, rap on the knuckles, box on the ear; blow; (impulse); stripe, cuff, kick, buffet, pummel; slap, slap in the face; wipe, douse; coup de grace; torture, rack; picket, picketing; dragonnade.
Restraint	Confinement; durance, duress; imprisonment; incarceration, coarctation, entombment, mancipation, durance vile, limbo, captivity; blockade.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Imprisonment

English words defined with "imprisonment": Alfred Dreyfus ♦ Bond timber ♦ cachet, captivity, Corporal punishment ♦ Dreyfus, durance ♦ False imprisonment ♦ habeas corpus ♦ immurement, incarceration ♦ kidnapping ♦ lettre de cachet, lifer ♦ -ment ♦ Prisonment ♦ snatch ♦ To set free ♦ Wrongous. (references)

Specialty definitions using "imprisonment": Black-guards ♦ CDA ♦ Good Regent, Grey from Grief ♦ Iron Mask ♦ Marino Faliero ♦ Phygellus, Pomerene Act, Also known as ♦ sentence of imprisonment, software theft, St. Simonism. (references)

Etymologies containing "imprisonment": Prisonment. (references)

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Modern Usage: Imprisonment

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Unlike me, many of you have accepted the situation of your imprisonment, and will die here like rotten cabbages. (The Prisoner; writing credit: Dennis Marks)
Movie/TV Titles	Edna's Imprisonment (1911) Escape Imprisonment 5: Obscene Flesh Hunt (1995)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Imprisonment

Domain	Title
Books	Convicted Survivors: The Imprisonment of Battered Women Who Kill (Suny Series in Women, Crime, and Criminology) (reference) It's About Time: America's Imprisonment Binge (reference) A Treatise on the Writ of Habeas Corpus, Including Jurisdiction, False Imprisonment, Writ of Error, Extradition, Mandamus, Certiorari, Judgments, Etc (reference) Invisible Punishment: The Collateral Consequences of Mass Imprisonment (reference) Scarlet Book of Freemasonry: Containing, a Thrilling and Authentic Account of the Imprisonment, Torture and Martyrdom of Freemasons and Knights templ (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Imprisonment

Author	Quotation
Sir Edward Coke	No restraint, be it ever so little, but is imprisonment.
William Shakespeare	The weariest and most loathed worldly life, that age, ache, penury and imprisonment can lay on nature is a paradise, to what we fear of death.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Imprisonment

Author	Date	Quotation
Treaty of Versailles	1919	Damage caused by Germany or her allies to civilian victims of acts of cruelty, violence or maltreatment (including injuries to life or health as a consequence of imprisonment, deportation, internment or evacuation, of exposure at sea or of being forced to labour), wherever arising, and to the surviving dependents of such victims. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Imprisonment

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		Criminal penalties for corruption include imprisonment, and, for large sums, death. (references)
		An assistant, Champa Chung, was sentenced to 5 years' imprisonment, and a third defendant, Samdrup, received 2 years' imprisonment. (references)
Children	Switzerland	For convicted child sexual abusers, the law provides for imprisonment of up to 15 years. (references)
	Germany	For possession of child pornography, the maximum sentence is 1 year's imprisonment; the sentence for distribution is 5 years. (references)
	Mexico	Under a January 2000 law, anyone convicted of corrupting a minor under 16 years of age by introducing the minor to pornography, prostitution, or any sexual exploitation can be sentenced to 5 to 10 years' imprisonment. (references)
Civil Liberties	Albania	The punishment for libel varies from a fine to 2 years' imprisonment. (references)
	Iran	Two teachers in Mashhad were arrested and sentenced to 3 years' imprisonment. (references)
	Cameroon	Some illegal immigrants have been subjected to harsh treatment and imprisonment. (references)
Economic History	Romania	Bribery is punishable by fines or imprisonment, but not both. (references)
	Laos	BOTH GIVING AND ACCEPTING BRIBES ARE CRIMINAL ACTS PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND/OR IMPRISONMENT. (references)
	Mexico	Offenders are now required to pay fines rather than receiving imprisonment for violations. (references)
Human Rights	Djibouti	Torture is punishable by 15 years' imprisonment. (references)
	Colombia	Hernan Orozco, was sentenced to 38 months imprisonment. (references)
	Qatar	The remaining 14 suspects' sentences of life imprisonment were upheld. (references)
Minorities	Czech Republic	Both men face 10 years' imprisonment if convicted; the case was pending at year's end. (references)
	United Kingdom	Incitement to racial hatred is a criminal offense punishable by a maximum of 2 years' imprisonment. (references)
	Czech Republic	In March the court sentenced three of the defendants to 18 months' imprisonment and 2 years' probation. (references)
Political Economy	JAMAICA	Penalties also may include fines or imprisonment. (references)
	Singapore	Caning, in addition to imprisonment, is a routine punishment for numerous offenses. (references)
	Sudan	The law allows for bail, except for those accused of crimes punishable by death or life imprisonment. (references)
Political Rights	Iran	Two other Majles members resigned their seats to protest Loqmanian's imprisonment. (references)
	Swaziland	These controversial terms of reference included prohibition of media coverage, prohibition of group submissions, and possible fines and imprisonment of those persons interfering in the commission's activities. (references)
Travel	Egypt	Law enforcement authorities prosecute and seek fines and imprisonment in cases of possession of even small quantities of drugs. (references)
Women	Portugal	The penalties are 2 to 3 years' imprisonment. (references)
	Malta	Rape and violent indecent assault carry sentences of up to 10 years' imprisonment. (references)
	Burkina Faso	Perpetrators are subject to 6-months' to 3-years' imprisonment and a significant fine. (references)
Worker Rights	Austria	Suessenbacher was sentenced to 21/2 years' imprisonment. (references)
	Ghana	Fines and imprisonment for violators are increased considerably. (references)
	Mauritius	Certain breaches of discipline by seamen are punishable by imprisonment. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: Imprisonment

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	One who sits among you here tonight epitomized that heroism at the end of the longest imprisonment ever inflicted on men of our armed forces.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Imprisonment

"Imprisonment" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.93% of the time. "Imprisonment" is used about 1,467 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	99.93%	1,466	5,531
Noun (common)	0.07%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	1,467	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Imprisonment

Expressions using "imprisonment": False imprisonment ♦ life imprisonment ♦ sentence of imprisonment ♦ strict imprisonment ♦ term of imprisonment. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "imprisonment": post-imprisonment, self-imprisonment, years-imprisonment.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Imprisonment

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
false imprisonment	25
imprisonment	12
imprisonment romanian watch	9
wrongful imprisonment	5
imprisonment life	5
unlawful imprisonment	2
alternative imprisonment	2
imprisonment pathology	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Imprisonment

Language		Translations for "imprisonment"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		mbyllje (closing, closure, committal, conclusion, confinement, enclosure, entombment, finality, furl, impoundment, inclosure, locking, obturation, occlusion, offishness, shutdown, windup), burgim (committal, confinement, Durance, duress, immurement, incarceration, jail). (various references)

Arabic		‏محكوم عليه بالسجن المؤبد, ‏حبس (confine, confinement, constraint, crib, custody, duress, gaol, imprison, jail, lockup, mewl, occlude, prison, sequester, sequestration, shut), ‏سجن (be imprisoned, can, clap, clink, confine, cooler, detain, detention, gaol, hatch, hock, immure, imprison, incarcerate, incarceration, intern, internment, jail, jug, lock up, lockup, log cabin, mure, nick, penitentiary, pokey, prison, quod, send up, stir, throw). (various references)

Bulgarian		хвърляне в затвора (incarceration), затваряне (closing, immurement, incarceration, locking, occlusion, restraint), държане в плен. (various references)

Chinese		监禁 (imprison, imprisoned, Imprisoning), 坐牢 (imprisoned). (various references)

Czech		uvìznìní (duress, immurement, incarceration), odnìtí svobody. (various references)

Danish		forvandlingsstraf (imprisonment as a substitue for non-collectible fine). (various references)

Dutch		vestingstraf (confinement, imprisonment in a fortress), vervangende vrijheidsstraf (imprisonment as a substitue for non-collectible fine), vervangende hechtenis (imprisonment as a substitue for non-collectible fine), vervangende gevangenisstraf (imprisonment as a substitue for non-collectible fine), met aftrek van voorarrest (sentence to imprisonment, to begin from the time of arrest), levenslange opsluiting (life imprisonment, life sentence), levenslange gevangenisstraf (life, life imprisonment, life sentence). (various references)

Farsi		حبس (Bail, Calaboose, Custody, Durante, Jail, Lockup, Prison), زندانی شدن . (various references)

Finnish		vankeus (captivity), vangitseminen (arrest, capture). (various references)

French		emprisonnement (sentence of imprisonment). (various references)

German		haft (apprehension, arrest, confinement, custody, detainment, detention, durance, prison sentence, sentence of detention, term of imprisonment), gefängnisstrafe (prison sentence, sentence of imprisonment), gefängnis (convict station, gaol, jail, jail house, jailhouse, penal establishment, penal institution, penitentiary, prison, reformatory station, sentence of imprisonment). (various references)

Greek		φυλάκιση (commitment, confinement, custody, duress, immurement, incarceration). (various references)

Hebrew		מעצר (arrest, custody, detention, restraint), מאסר עולם (life imprisoment), מאסר (arrest, confinement, detention, incarceration, prison), שבי (captivity, exile), חביש�" (bandage, dressing, saddling, wearing on the head), אסיר�", כליא�" (detention, incarceration, internment, jailing). (various references)

Hungarian		bebörtönzés (duress, immurement, incarceration), fogság (bondage, captivity, confinement, durance, duress), börtönbüntetés (confinement, penal servitude). (various references)

Indonesian		hukuman penjara. (various references)

Italian		detenzione (arrest, custody, detainer, detainment, detention, holding, possession, prison, sentence of imprisonment), reclusione (confinement, penal servitude, prison, sentence of penal servitude). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		留置 (detainment, poundage), 禁錮 (confinement), 禁獄 , 禁固 , 収監 , 投獄 , 捕らわれ (captivity), 幽閉 (confinement, depressed feeling, house arrest, incarceration), 幽囚 , 入牢 , 入監 , 入獄 , 入所 (admission, entrance, internment), 囚われ (captive). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		しゅうか�" (cessation of publication, custom, habit, manners, published weekly, week, weekly), き�"�"く (lands outlying Kyoto, neighboring country), き�"�" (confinement, early modern age, now and anciently, provider of funds, safe, treasury, vault), にゅうしょ (admission, entrance, internment), にゅうか�" (placing in the coffin), にゅう�"く, にゅうろう, りゅうち (detainment, poundage), ゆうしゅう (deep contemplation, excellence, gloom, grief, melancholy, perfection, superiority, the multitudes, the people), ゆうへい (confinement, depressed feeling, house arrest, incarceration), とう�"く (eastern country, eastern provinces, island country, Kanto provinces), とらわれ (captive, captivity). (various references)

Korean		투옥 (Imprisoning, jailing). (various references)

Manx		pryssoonys (durance, duress, internment, prison sentence), pryssoonaght (detention, incarceration), dooney (barricade, block, button up, cadence, clench, closure, filling, lacing up, occlude, occlusion, secure, shut, shut down, stop up, swing), carchyr (jail). (various references)

Norwegian		fengsling, fangenskap. (various references)

Pig Latin		imprisonmentay.(various references)

Portuguese		fechar numa prisão, detenção (arrest, custody, detention, deterrence, tenure), aprisionamento (capture, duress). (various references)

Romanian		recluziune, detenţiune (confinement, detainer, detention, retention), arest (arrest, committal, custody, detainer, detention, pinch, prison), întemniţare, închisoare (cage, cooler, coop, correction, gaol, hold, house of detention, jug, keep, pound, prison, station house). (various references)

Russian		тюремное заключение (confinement, gaol, jail), заключение (amen, close, closing, completion, conclusion, contraction, deduction, finale, finding, illation, incarceration, peroration, upshot). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		stavljanje u zatvor. (various references)

Spanish		encarcelamiento (incarceration). (various references)

Swedish		fångenskap (captivity, confinement, duress), fängelsestraff. (various references)

Turkish		tutukluluk (custody, inhibition), hapsetme (incarceration, internment, prison), hapsedilme (confinement, incarceration, porridge), hapis (charge, confinement, duress, gaol, jail, prison). (various references)

Ukranian		ув'язнення (confinement, constraint, custody, duress, duresse, gaol, incarceration, jail, ward), позбавлення волі. (various references)

Vietnamese		sự tống giam, sự o bế, sự bỏ tù (gaol, incarceration). (various references)

Welsh		carchariad. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Imprisonment

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	captio, catena, catenae, catenam, catenarum, catenas, catenasque, catenis, catenisque, ligatio, vincula, vinculi, vinculis, vinculo, vinculorum, vinculum. (various references)
Old French	900-1400	prisoun. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Imprisonment

Language	Date	Source	Ezra Chapter 7, Verse 26
Latin	405	Vulgate	Et omnis qui non fecerit legem Dei tui et legem regis diligenter iudicium erit de eo sive in mortem sive in exilium sive in condemnationem substantiae eius vel certe in carcerem
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And whoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be to death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And if anyone does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, take care that punishment is given to him, by death or by driving him from his country or by taking away his goods or by putting him in prison.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Imprisonment

Language	Ezra Chapter 7, Verse 26
Albanian	Dhe ai që nuk respekton ligjin e Perëndisë tënd dhe ligjin e mbretit t'i jepet menjëherë gjyqit, ose me vdekje, ose me dëbim ose me konfiskimin e pasurisë ose me burgim".
Bulgarian	И против всеки, който не пази законите на твоя Бог и царския закон, нека се изпълнява незабавно против него присъдата, било за смърт, за заточение, за конфискуване на имот, или за затвор.
Cebuano	Ug bisan kinsa nga dili magabuhat sa Kasugoan sa imong Dios, ug sa balaod sa hari, ipakanaug ang hukom kaniya uban sa tibook nga pagsingkamot, bisan kini mahatungod sa kamatayon, kun papahawaon ba sa yutang natawohan, kun sa pagsakmit ba sa mga kabtangan, kun sa pagbilanggo ba.
Chinese	凡不遵行 � 　神律法、 �'� 王命令的人、就當速速定他的罪、或治死、或充軍、或抄家、或囚禁。
Croatian	Tko ne bude držao Zakona Boga tvojega - koji je i kraljev zakon - neka se oštro osudi: na smrt, na progonstvo, na novèanu globu ili na tamnicu." <p>
Danish	Og enhver, der ikke handler efter din Guds Lov og Kongens Lov, over ham skal der samvittighedsfuldt fældes Dom, være sig til Død, Landsforvisning, Pengebøde eller Fængsel.
Dutch	En al wie de wet uws Gods en de wet des konings niet zal doen, over dien laat spoediglijk recht worden gedaan, hetzij ter dood, of tot uitbanning, of tot boete van goederen, of tot de banden.
Finnish	Ja jokainen, joka ei seuraa sinun Jumalasi lakia ja kuninkaan lakia, tuomittakoon tarkoin harkiten joko kuolemaan tai karkoitukseen, rahasakkoon tai vankeuteen."
French	Quiconque n`observera pas ponctuellement la loi de ton Dieu et la loi du roi sera condamné � la mort, au bannissement, � une amende, ou � la prison.
German	Und ein jeglicher, der nicht mit Fleiß tun wird das Gesetz deines Gottes und das Gesetz des Königs, der soll sein Urteil um der Tat willen haben, es sei zum Tod oder in die Acht oder zur Buße am Gut oder ins Gefängnis.
Haitian Creole	Tout moun ki pa mache dapre lalwa Bondye ou la osinon dapre lòd wa a bay la, se pou yo san pitye pou yo lè y'ap pini yo pou sa yo fè a. Sa pou yo touye y'a touye. Sa pou yo depòte y'a depòte. Sa pou yo fè peye amann y'a fè peye amann. Sa pou yo mete nan prizon y'a mete nan prizon!
Hungarian	Valaki pedig nem fogja cselekedni a te Istenednek törvényét és a király törvényét, ítélet hozassék felette pontosan, vagy halálra, vagy számkivetésre, vagy jószágvesztésre, vagy fogságra."
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Setiap orang yang tidak mentaati hukum-hukum Allah Saudara, atau hukum-hukum kerajaan, harus segera dihukum mati, atau dibuang, atau disita harta bendanya, atau dipenjarakan."
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka barangsiapa yang tiada menurut firman Allahmu dan titah raja itu, hendaklah dengan segera dikenakan hukum mati dibunuh atau dibuang ke luar negeri atau didenda hartanya atau dibelenggu.
Italian	A riguardo di chiunque non osserver� la legge del tuo Dio e la legge del re, sia fatta prontamente giustizia o con la morte o con il bando o con ammenda in denaro o con il carcere».
Korean	무 릇 네 하 나 님 의 명 � � 과 왕 의 명 � � 을 준 행 치 아 니 하 �" 자 �" 속 히 그 죄 를 � � 하 여 혹 죽 이 거 나 � � 배 하 거 나 가 산 을 � � 몰 하 거 나 옥 에 가 둘 지 니 라 하 였 �" 라
Maori	A, ko te tangata e kore e mahi i te ture a tou Atua, i te ture ano a te kingi, kia hohoro te whakapa o te whiu ki a ia, te whakamate ranei, te pei ranei he whenua ke, me tango ranei ana taonga, me here ranei.
Modern Greek	Και πας οστις δεν καμνει τον νομον του Θεου σου και τον νομον του βασιλεως, ας εκτεληται ταχεως κρισις επ' αυτον, ειτε εις θανατον, ειτε εις εξοριαν, η εις δημευσιν υπαρχοντων, η εις φυλακην.
Norwegian	Og om nogen ikke gjør efter din Guds lov og efter kongens lov, så skal der samvittighetsfullt holdes dom over ham, enten det nu fører til døden eller til landflyktighet eller til bøter eller til bånd og fengsel.
Portuguese	E todo aquele que não observar a lei do teu Deus e a lei do rei, com zelo se lhe execute a justiça: quer seja morte, quer desterro, quer confiscação de bens, quer prisão.
Rumanian	Oricine nu va pqzi kntocmai Legea Dumnezeului tqu wi legea kmpqratului, sq fie oskndit la moarte, la surghiun, la o gloabq sau la temniyq.``
Russian	лФП ЦЕ ОЕ �'Х�"ЕФ ЙУ� ПМОСФШ ЪБЛПО вПЗБ ФЧПЕЗП Й ЪБЛПО �"БТС, ОБ�" ФЕН ОЕНЕ�"МЕООП � ХУФШ � ТПЙЪЧП�"СФ УХ�", ОБ УНЕТФШ МЙ, ЙМЙ ОБ ЙЪЗОБОЙЕ, ЙМЙ ОБ �"ЕОЕЦОХА � ЕОА, ЙМЙ ОБ ЪБЛМАЮЕОЙЕ Ч ФЕНОЙ�"Х.
Spanish	Cualquiera que no cumpla la ley de tu Dios y la ley del rey sea diligentemente sentenciado a muerte, o a destierro, o a confiscación de propiedades, o a prisión.
Swedish	Och var och en som icke gör efter din Guds lag och konungens lag, över honom skall dom fällas med rättvisa, vare sig till död eller till landsförvisning eller till penningböter eller till fängelse."
Thai	ผู้ใ�"ที่ไม่เชื่อฟังพระราชบัญญัติของพระเจ้าของเจ้า และกฎหมายของกษัตริย์ ก็ให้พิพากษาลงโทษเขาอย่างเคร่งครั�" จะเป็นโทษถึงตาย หรือถึงเนรเทศ หรือถึงริบทรัพย์ของเขา หรือถึงจำขังก็ไ�"้"
Ukrainian	А кожен, хто не буде виконувати Закона твого Бога та закона царського докладно, щоб чинився над ним суд: чи то на смерть, чи то на вигнання, чи то на кару ма�"ткову, чи то на ув'язнення.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Imprisonment

Derivations
	Words beginning with "imprisonment": imprisonments. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Imprisonment" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: inprisonment. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Imprisonment"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "imprisonment" (pronounced i'mpri"zunmunt)
6	-u n m u n t	abandonment, apportionment, disillusionment, enlightenment, environment, reapportionment.
5	-n m u n t	adjournment, adornment, alignment, arraignment, assignment, atonement, attainment, confinement, consignment, containment, discernment, entertainment, infotainment, internment, misgovernment, nongovernment, postponement, realignment, reassignment, refinement.
4	-m u n t	abatement, accompaniment, accomplishment, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adjustment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, allotment, amazement, amendment, amusement, announcement, annulment, antigovernment, apartment, appeasement, appointment, argument, armament, arrangement, assessment, assortment, astonishment, attachment, banishment, basement, battlement, bemusement, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, bombardment, claimant, Clement, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, complement, comportment, concealment, condiment, contentment, copayment, curtailment, debarment, debasement, deferment, department, deployment, deportment, derailment, detachment, determent, detriment, development, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, displacement, divestment, dormant, easement, element, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrapment, entrenchment, equipment, escapement, escarpment, establishment, estrangement, excitement, excrement, experiment, extinguishment, figment, filament, formant, fragment, fulfillment, garment, garnishment, government, harassment, impairment, impeachment, impediment, implement, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, improvement, incitement, inclement, increment, indictment, inducement, informant, infringement, installment, instrument, integument, intersegment, investment, involvement, judgement, judgment, ligament, maltreatment, management, measurement, micromanagement, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monument, movement, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nourishment, ointment, ornament, orpiment, outplacement, overpayment, overstatement, parchment, parliament, pavement, payment, pigment, placement, postretirement, predicament, prejudgment, prepayment, presentment, procurement, pronouncement, punishment, puzzlement, readjustment, reappointment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, recruitment, redeployment, redevelopment, reemployment, reenactment, refreshment, refurbishment, regiment, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, repayment, replacement, replenishment, requirement, resentment, resettlement, restatement, retirement, retrenchment, rudiment, sacrament, sediment, segment, sentiment, settlement, shipment, statement, supplement, temperament, tenement, testament, tournament, treatment, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, vehement, wonderment.
3	-u n t	aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accountant, adherent, adjacent, adjutant, adolescent, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, ambient, ambivalent, ancient, antecedent, antidepressant, antioxidant, apparent, applicant, ardent, argent, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assistant, astringent, attendant, belligerent, beneficent, benevolent, blatant, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, clairvoyant, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, compliant, component, concomitant, concurrent, confident, confluent, consequent, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, contaminant, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, dependent, depressant, descendant, descendent, despondent, detergent, determinant, deterrent, deviant, different, diligent, discordant, disinfectant, disobedient, dispersant, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, docent, dominant, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, elephant, eloquent, emergent, emigrant, eminent, entrant, equivalent, errant, esculent, evanescent, evident, excellent, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, exponent, extant, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, gallant, giant, grandiloquent, grandparent, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impatient, impertinent, important, impotent, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, incumbent, indecent, independent, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, indulgent, inefficient, infant, infrequent, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, instant, insufficient, insurgent, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, merchant, migrant, militant, miscreant, monovalent, mordant, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nonresident, nonviolent, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, outpatient, overconfident, oxidant, pageant, parent, participant, patent, patient, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, piquant, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prescient, present, prevalent, proficient, prominent, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, pursuant, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, reagent, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recurrent, redundant, refrigerant, Regent, registrant, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repellent, repentant, repugnant, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, reverent, rodent, ruminant, salient, seafront, sealant, semipermanent, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, tenant, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Imprisonment

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-i-i-m-m-n-n-o-p-r-s-t"
	-3 letters: immersion, innermost, insertion, memoirist, misorient, orpiments, persimmon, pimientos, prominent.
	-4 letters: imminent, imposter, imprints, imprison, interims, intoners, mentions, minister, misinter, misnomer, mispoint, misprint, nepotism, optimise, optimism, orpiment, pimentos, pimiento, pointers, pointier, pointmen, porniest, primines, primmest, pristine, promines, proteins, ripienos, ternions, tropines.
	-5 letters: emptins, erotism, impones, imports, imposer, imprest, imprint, inosite, inspire, interim, interns, intines, intoner, intones, introns, ironies, ironist, memoirs, mention, mentors, merinos, mestino, minions, minnies, minster, minters, mintier, miriest, misterm, mistier, mistime, moisten, moister, moments, monster, mopiest, mortise, noisier, norites, oestrin, optimes, orients, orpines, pension, peonism, permits, pietism, pimento, piniest, pinions, pinites, pinners, pinnies, pinones, pintoes, pismire, pitiers, pointer, pointes, pommies, pontine, postern, postmen, primine, primsie, promine, promise, prostie, protein, pterins, remints, reposit, rimiest, ripieno, riposte, ropiest, semipro, sentimo, sinopie, spinier, spinner, stomper, stonier, tenpins, tension, termini, ternion, tiepins, tinners, tinnier, tipsier, tommies, tonners, trisome, trompes, tropine, tropins, tropism.
	Words containing the letters "e-i-i-m-m-n-n-o-p-r-s-t"
	+1 letter: imprisonments.
	+3 letters: enantiomorphism.
	+4 letters: enantiomorphisms.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.