Definition of Imprisonment. Meaning of Imprisonment. Synonyms of Imprisonment

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False imprisonment
Imprison ment Im*pris"on ment, n. [OE. enprisonment; F. emprisonnement.] 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.
Reimprisonment
Reimprisonment Re`im*pris"on*ment (-ment), n. The act of reimprisoning, or the state of being reimprisoned.

Meaning of Imprisonment from wikipedia

- without such authority. In the latter case it is considered "false imprisonment". Imprisonment does not necessarily imply a place of confinement with bolts...
- Life imprisonment is any sentence of imprisonment for a crime under which the convicted criminal is to remain in prison for the rest of their natural life...
- In the United States, life imprisonment is the most severe punishment provided by law in states with no valid capital punishment statute, and second-most...
- False imprisonment or unlawful imprisonment occurs when a person intentionally restricts another person's movement within any area without legal authority...
- (maximum 29 days). It is shorter than imprisonment, which is a similar punishment. However, unlike imprisonment, a stay of execution cannot be granted...
- Life imprisonment (Irish: príosúnacht saoil) in the Republic of Ireland may last for the natural life of the convict. While life imprisonment is the most...
- broke".[citation needed] Imprisonment for the non-payment of debt was competent at Scots common law, but the effect of imprisonment for such stood in marked...
- studies are inconclusive as to whether high imprisonment rates reduce crime rates in comparison to low imprisonment rates. While they at least remove offenders...
- no offences subject to mandatory life imprisonment; even so, life imprisonment can be imposed. Life imprisonment remains mandatory for murder in South...
- military penal code is life imprisonment. The maximum determinate penalty (civilian penal code) is 21 years' imprisonment, but only a small percentage...