Usually means: Imprisonment in harsh, miserable conditions.
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▸ noun:  (archaic, idiomatic) A long prison sentence.

Similar:
durance, perduration, durancy, endura, length of days, vaultage, vadium, date, emprisonment, prisonment, more...

Opposite:
freedom, liberty, emancipation

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Similar:
durance, perduration, durancy, endura, length of days, vaultage, vadium, date, emprisonment, prisonment, more...

Opposite:
freedom, liberty, emancipation



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