IMPRISONMENTS

Noun

imprisonments

plural of imprisonment

Source: Wiktionary


IMPRISONMENT

Im*pris"on ment, n. Etym: [OE. enprisonment; F. emprisonnement.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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