imprisonment [imprisonments](confinement) noun [UK: ɪm.ˈprɪzn.mənt] [US: ˌɪm.ˈprɪ.zən.mənt]In many countries, being gay is a cause for imprisonment. = En muchos países, ser gay es motivo de encarcelamiento.
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]