Thesaurus: imprisonment

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1. n. putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
2. n. the state of being imprisoned
3. n. the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
4. The act of imprisoning, or the state of being imprisoned; confinement; restraint. His sinews waxen weak and raw Through long imprisonment and hard constraint. Spenser. Every confinement of the person is an imprisonment, whether it be in a common prison, or in a private house, or even by foreibly detaining one in the public streets. Blackstone. False imprisonment. (Law) See under False. Syn. -- Incarceration; custody; confinement; durance; restraint.
5. The act of imprisoning, or the state of being imprisoned;confinement; restraint.His sinews waxen weak and raw Through long imprisonment and hardconstraint. Spenser.Every confinement of the person is an imprisonment, whether it be ina common prison, or in a private house, or even by foreibly detainingone in the public streets. Blackstone.False imprisonment. (Law) See under False.
6. n:100 n. putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment n. the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)