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监禁 /jiānjìn/ meaning in English

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监禁 /jiānjìn/ verb

immure [immured, immuring, immures](to lock up behind walls)
verb
[UK: ɪ.ˈmjʊə(r)] [US: ɪ.ˈmjʊər]

imprison [imprisoned, imprisoning, imprisons](put in prison)
verb
[UK: ɪm.ˈprɪz.n̩] [US: ˌɪm.ˈprɪz.n̩]

incarcerate [incarcerated, incarcerating, incarcerates](to lock away in prison)
verb
[UK: ɪnˈk.ɑː.sə.reɪt] [US: ˌɪnˈk.ɑːr.sə.ˌret]

监禁 /jiānjìn/ noun

captivity(state of being captive)
noun
[UK: kæp.ˈtɪ.vɪ.ti] [US: kæp.ˈtɪ.və.ti]

custody [custodies](state of being imprisoned or detained)
noun
[UK: ˈkʌ.stə.di] [US: ˈkʌ.stə.di]

incarceration [incarcerations](act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment)
noun
[UK: ɪnˌk.ɑː.sə.ˈreɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˌɪnˌk.ɑːr.sə.ˈreɪʃ.n̩]