投獄 — meaning in English
tōgoku
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English meaning
- imprison verb To put someone in prison, or to confine them against their will.
- imprisonment noun The state of being confined in prison, or a sentence involving such confinement.
- incarcerate verb To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.
- incarceration noun Imprisonment; the state or act of being locked up.
Senses
投獄 is used for these senses in English:
- imprison (transitive) To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.
- imprisonment A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime.
- incarcerate (chiefly, US, transitive, ) To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.
- incarceration (chiefly, US) The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.