imprisonment

imprisonment(
ihm
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prih
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zuhn
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mihnt
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el encarcelamiento
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The imprisonment of an offender this young will do anything but rehabilitate him.El encarcelamiento de un delincuente tan joven hará todo menos rehabilitarlo.
a. la prisión
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
During her years of imprisonment, Blanca spent day and night studying to become a lawyer.Durante sus años de prisión, Blanca pasó día y noche estudiando para convertirse en abogada.
b. de prisión
The defendant was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment without parole.El acusado fue sentenciado a 20 años de prisión sin posibilidad de libertad condicional.
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