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φυλάκιση
imprisonment /fiˈlacisi/
nounC1#3879 most common
Also: incarceration, prison sentence, jailing
Example sentences
Η φυλάκιση είναι δύσκολη.
Imprisonment is hard.
Ο πατέρας του έμαθε για τη φυλάκισή του.
His father learned about his imprisonment.
Καταδικάστηκε σε φυλάκιση δύο ετών.
He was sentenced to two years of imprisonment.
Η φυλάκιση χωρίς δίκη παραβιάζει τα ανθρώπινα δικαιώματα.
Imprisonment without trial violates human rights.
Οι φυλακίσεις πολιτικών αντιφρονούντων προκάλεσαν διεθνή κατακραυγή.
The imprisonments of political dissidents caused international outcry.
Η παρατεταμένη φυλάκιση χωρίς πρόσβαση σε δικηγόρο θεωρείται παραβίαση του κράτους δικαίου.
Prolonged imprisonment without access to a lawyer is considered a violation of the rule of law.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η φυλάκιση | οι φυλακίσεις |
| Genitive | της φυλάκισης | των φυλακίσεων |
| Accusative | τη φυλάκιση | τις φυλακίσεις |
| Vocative | φυλάκιση | φυλακίσεις |
Word family
Etymology
Φυλάκιση is a deverbal noun built from φυλακίζω, meaning to imprison. Φυλακίζω itself derives from φυλακή, meaning prison or guard post, which comes from φύλαξ, a guard. The verb φυλάσσω, to guard or watch, sits behind the whole family, but its ultimate origin is disputed among linguists, with some proposing it is a word Greek borrowed before written history rather than one built from a clear Indo-European root.
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