imprison ment

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 ]