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English → English (gcide) Definition: Imprison ment Imprison ment \Im*pris"on 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]