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Word - rootword - affixes
pagkapriso - priso - pagka-~
pag.ka.pri.su. - 4 syllables

pagka- = pagkapriso
pagkapriso

pagkapriso : imprisonment (n.)
priso [prí.su.] : inmate (n.); imprison (v.)
[ Etymology: Spanish: preso: prisoner ]

Derivatives of priso


Glosses:
imprisonment
n. (act)1. imprisonmentputting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment.
~ penalisation, penalization, penalty, punishmentthe act of punishing.
~ law, jurisprudencethe collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
n. (state)2. captivity, immurement, imprisonment, incarcerationthe 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"
~ confinementthe state of being confined.; "he was held in confinement"
~ duranceimprisonment (especially for a long time).
~ life imprisonmenta sentence of imprisonment until death.
~ internmentconfinement during wartime.
n. (act)3. imprisonment, internmentthe act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison).
~ confinementthe act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them.
~ lockdownthe act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot).
~ false imprisonment(law) confinement without legal authority.
~ custodyholding by the police.; "the suspect is in custody"
imprison
v. (social)1. gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remandlock up or confine, in or as in a jail.; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
~ law, jurisprudencethe collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
~ detain, confinedeprive of freedom; take into confinement.
v. (social)2. imprisonconfine as if in a prison.; "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone"
~ detain, confinedeprive of freedom; take into confinement.