{
    "term": "imprisonment",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the act of putting somebody in a prison or another place from which they cannot escape; the state of being there",
            "sensetop": "imprisonment (for something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to be sentenced to **life imprisonment** for murder"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Crime and punishment"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪmˈprɪznmənt/",
                "audio": "im/imprisonment/imprisonment__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪmˈprɪznmənt/",
                "audio": "im/imprisonment/imprisonment__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}