Durance (Noun)
Meaning
Imprisonment (especially for a long time).
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The prisoner was sentenced to a long durance in the maximum-security facility for his crimes.
- After years of durance, the wrongly accused man was finally exonerated and released from prison.
- The harsh conditions of the durance made it difficult for the inmates to maintain their physical and mental health.
- The activist was subjected to a prolonged durance for speaking out against the government's oppressive policies.
- The durance of the political dissident was marked by periods of solitary confinement and mistreatment.