imprisonment in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for imprisonment in the English»French Dictionary

imprisonment [Brit ɪmˈprɪz(ə)nm(ə)nt, Am ɪmˈprɪz(ə)nmənt] N

imprisonment

emprisonnement m

to be sentenced to ten years' imprisonment/to imprisonment for life

être condamné à dix ans de prison/à la prison à vie

to threaten sb with imprisonment

menacer qn de le/la mettre en prison

false imprisonment N

false imprisonment

sequestration f

life imprisonment N

life imprisonment

réclusion f à perpétuité

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wrongful dismissal, arrest, imprisonment

arbitraire

Translations for imprisonment in the French»English Dictionary

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incarcération

imprisonment

enfermement

imprisonment, detention

réclusion perpétuelle

life imprisonment

relégation (prison)

imprisonment

réclusion

imprisonment

condamné à dix ans de réclusion (criminelle)

sentenced to ten years' imprisonment

emprisonnement

imprisonment

prononcer une peine d'emprisonnement contre qn

to sentence sb to imprisonment

être condamné à l'emprisonnement à vie ou à perpétuité

to be sentenced to life imprisonment

imprisonment in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for imprisonment in the English»French Dictionary

imprisonment N no pl

imprisonment

emprisonnement m

imprisonment

collocation f Belg

life imprisonment N no pl

life imprisonment

emprisonnement m à vie

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a false imprisonment

une détention arbitraire

to punish sb with imprisonment

punir qn d'une peine d'emprisonnement

term of imprisonment

durée f d'emprisonnement

Translations for imprisonment in the French»English Dictionary

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emprisonnement

imprisonment

collocation

imprisonment

réclusion

imprisonment

réclusion criminelle

imprisonment

être condamné à la réclusion criminelle à perpétuité

to be sentenced to life imprisonment

imprisonment Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a false imprisonment

une détention arbitraire

to punish sb with imprisonment

punir qn d'une peine d'emprisonnement

term of imprisonment

durée f d'emprisonnement

to be sentenced to life imprisonment

être condamné à la réclusion criminelle à perpétuité

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Translations for imprisonment in the French»English Dictionary

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incarcération

imprisonment

détention provisoire

imprisonment on remand

double peine

imprisonment and deportation of foreigners

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English

Their sentences ranged from one month to two years imprisonment.

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He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of eleven years before being considered for parole.

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The penalty is either death or life imprisonment.

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Maximum imprisonment is three years or a fine of the forth category.: 2.

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These infringements are punishable by three years of imprisonment, or by a fine.

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Both times he was sentenced to death, but he escaped from his first imprisonment and was released from the second.

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He was troubled by financial problems throughout his life, which led to several periods of imprisonment for debt.

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The penalty for both of these offences is a fine of up to $1,500, imprisonment of up to 12 months, or both.

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He was punished with hard imprisonment for a year, with snakes being left in his room.

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In the following year he was sentenced to four months imprisonment for incitement to riot after groups of unemployed workers looted food shops.

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