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

- Imprisonment or incarceration is the restraint of a person's liberty against their will. Imprisonment could be given for any cause whatsoever, whether...
- Life imprisonment is any sentence of imprisonment for a crime under which convicted criminals are to remain in prison for the rest of their natural lives...
- 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...
- provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention.[citation needed] Any form of imprisonment where a person's freedom of liberty is removed can be classed as detention...
- Indefinite imprisonment or indeterminate imprisonment is the imposition of a sentence of imprisonment with no definite period of time set during sentencing...
- Internment is the imprisonment of people, commonly in large groups, without charges or intent to file charges. The term is especially used for the confinement...
- from Latin: reclusio perpetua, lit. 'permanent imprisonment') is a type of sentence of imprisonment in the Philippines, Argentina, and several other...
- 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...
- Probation is imposed as a substitute for imprisonment. Supervised release is imposed in addition to imprisonment. The special ****essment is quadrupled in...