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 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...
- Indefinite imprisonment or indeterminate imprisonment is the imposition of a sentence of imprisonment with no definite period of time set during sentencing...
- 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...
- The alternatives to imprisonment are types of punishment or treatment other than time in prison that can be given to a person who is convicted of committing...
- Imprisoned is a 2018 American thriller drama film written and directed by Paul Kampf and starring Laurence Fishburne, Juan Pablo Raba, Juana Acosta, Esai...
- by law. The following is a list of individuals that have either been imprisoned for spying, or individuals that have been arrested in connection to their...
- 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...
- In the United States, pay-to-stay is the practice of charging prisoners for their accommodation in jails. The practice is controversial, because it can...