imprisonment

im-pris-on-ment · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The state of being kept in prison as a punishment.

  2. 2.

    The act of putting someone in prison.

  3. 3.

    Any confinement or restriction of freedom.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    false imprisonment — Illegally confining someone without their consent.
  • •
    life imprisonment — A sentence of spending one's remaining life in prison.

Related words

Antonyms: freedom, liberation, release
See also: imprison, incarceration, prison
Synonyms: confinement, detention, incarceration

Etymology

From Old French emprisonnement, from emprisonner ("to imprison"), from en- ("in") + prison ("prison").