Definition of Imprisons. Meaning of Imprisons. Synonyms of Imprisons

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Definition of Imprisons

Imprison
Imprison Im*pris"on, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Imprisoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Imprisoning.] [OE. enprisonen, OF. enprisoner, F. emprisonner; pref. en- (L. in) + F. & OF. prison. See Prison.] 1. To put in prison or jail; To arrest and detain in custody; to confine. He imprisoned was in chains remediles. --Spenser. 2. To limit, restrain, or confine in any way. Try to imprison the resistless wind. --Dryden. Syn: To incarcerate; confine; immure.

Meaning of Imprisons from wikipedia

- Imprisonment or incarceration is the restraint of a person's liberty for any cause whatsoever, whether by authority of the government, or by a person acting...
- Life imprisonment is any sentence of imprisonment under which the convicted individual is to remain incarcerated for the rest of their natural life (or...
- False imprisonment or unlawful imprisonment occurs when a person intentionally restricts another person's movement within any area without legal authority...
- 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...
- subject to the Bailie of the Park, who had power, in certain cases, to imprison them himself, in the Abbey Jail. Ιmprisonment for debts, whether to the...
- Indefinite imprisonment or indeterminate imprisonment is the imposition of a sentence of imprisonment with no definite period of time set during sentencing...
- from Latin: reclusio perpetua, lit. 'permanent imprisonment') is a type of sentence of imprisonment in the Philippines, Argentina, and several other...
- This list encomp****es Americans imprisoned or wrongfully detained abroad by state and non-state actors and includes both citizens of the United States...
- Life imprisonment (Irish: príosúnacht bheatha) in Ireland may last for the natural life of the convict. While life imprisonment is the most severe penalty...
- penal labour have included involuntary servitude, penal servitude, and imprisonment with hard labour. The term may refer to several related scenarios: labour...