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Collocations for imprisonment - noun

ADJECTIVE

six months', ten years', etc.
life
indefinite
false, unlawful (esp. BrE), wrongful

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VERB + imprisonment

be liable to (BrE), face
Anyone committing the offence is liable to imprisonment.
The coup leaders could face life imprisonment.
receive (esp. BrE), suffer
Those who were captured suffered imprisonment.
be released from
sentence sb to

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imprisonment + VERB

be suspended for sth (AmE)
a term of imprisonment, suspended for 15 months

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PREPOSITION

imprisonment for
imprisonment for illegal possession of weapons

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PHRASES

imprisonment without trial
a period of imprisonment, a sentence of imprisonment, a term of imprisonment
punishable by imprisonment
a felony punishable by imprisonment

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