Given the age of the Nationalists, this meant imprisonment for life.

All were told that the incident was classified and revealing it would mean imprisonment.

The last order would mean almost certain imprisonment or (in the case of those handed to the Soviets) possible death.

For the family, a return to their homeland would not mean poverty or imprisonment.

It appears to have initially meant imprisonment under harsh conditions:

After all, he says, in the past dissent could mean imprisonment or even death.

Having lived under those conditions, I can tell you that something so small as telling a joke could mean imprisonment.

A finding to the contrary could have meant imprisonment and death.

It would mean lifelong imprisonment at best, which was not something he was prepared to accept.

Returning to Iran, he said, will mean imprisonment or death.