[noun] putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
[noun] the state of being imprisoned; "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon" Synonyms:captivity, incarceration, immurement
[noun] the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) Synonyms:internment