Definition
监禁 is a formal verb meaning 'to imprison' or 'to put in jail', typically used in legal or official contexts. Unlike the noun 监狱 ('prison'), 监禁 emphasizes the action or state of being confined as a punishment. You may see it in passive constructions like 被监禁 ('to be imprisoned').
v.
to imprisonto jail (especially as a legal punishment)
Examples
- 监禁。Tā yīnwèi fànzuì bèi jiān jìn le shí nián.He was imprisoned for ten years for committing a crime.
- 监禁。Zhège guójiā fǎlǜ duì tānwūfàn shíxíng zhōngshēn jiān jìn.This country's law imposes life imprisonment on embezzlers.
- 监禁。Tā bèi fǎyuàn pànchǔ wǔ nián jiān jìn.He was sentenced by the court to five years' imprisonment.
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