v. t. To imprison again. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of reimprisoning, or the state of being reimprisoned. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

He imprisoned was in chains remediless. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To limit, restrain, or confine in any way. [ 1913 Webster ]

Try to imprison the resistless wind. Dryden.

Syn. -- To incarcerate; confine; immure. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who imprisons. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. enprisonment; F. emprisonnement. ] The act of imprisoning, or the state of being imprisoned; confinement; restraint. [ 1913 Webster ]

His sinews waxen weak and raw
Through long imprisonment and hard constraint. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

False imprisonment. (Law) See under False.

Syn. -- Incarceration; custody; confinement; durance; restraint. [ 1913 Webster ]