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Definition and Synonyms for 投獄
| 1. | 投獄 | 人を監獄（または監獄のような所）に閉じこめる行為 |
| Imprisonment | the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) | |
| Synonyms: | 収監, 幽閉, 投獄, 拘留, 拘置, 留置, 禁獄, 禁錮 | |
| 2. | 投獄 | 法的な処罰として人を監獄に入れること |
| Imprisonment | putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment | |
| Synonyms: | 勾留, 収監, 営倉, 幽囚, 投獄, 拘留, 拘置, 留置, 禁獄, 禁錮, 縲絏 | |
| 3. | 投獄 | 財政上の責任を伴う契約によって関わり合いをもつこと |
| Commitment | an engagement by contract involving financial obligation | |
| Synonyms: | 収監, 投獄, 言質, 責務 | |
| 4. | 投獄 | 閉じ込める、あるいは監禁する、刑務所のように |
| Remand | lock up or confine, in or as in a jail | |
| Synonyms: | 収監, 幽閉, 投獄, 押し込む, 押し込める, 拘禁, 拘置, 監禁, 禁錮, ぶち込む, 閉じ込む, 閉じ込める |
Meanings for each kanji in 投獄
| » | 投 | throw; discard; abandon; launch into; join; invest in; hurl; give up; sell at a loss |
| » | 獄 | prison; jail |
Categories 投獄 is a member of
| 1. | 足止め | 個人の自由を制限すること |
| Confinement | the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them | |
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| 2. | 罰すること | 罰する行為 |
| Penalisation | the act of punishing | |
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| 3. | 関与 | グループの活動に参加する行為 |
| Involution | the act of sharing in the activities of a group | |
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| 4. | 取り篭める | 自由を奪う |
| Detain | deprive of freedom | |
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Sample Sentences for 投獄
全員が戦後、連合軍によって投獄され、その後戦犯として死刑か長期の刑期を宣告された。
All were imprisoned by the Allies after the war and later sentenced to death or given long prison terms for war crimes.
圧政的な政府はしばしば政敵を投獄する。
Tyrannical governments frequently put their political opponents in prison.
その法律には今後フットボールをしてはならず、そしてこの法律を破ったものはだれであれ投獄されると書かれていました。
It said that people could not play football in the future and that anyone who broke this law would be sent to prison.
圧政的な政府はしばしば政敵を投獄する。
Tyrannical governments frequently gaol their political opponents.
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