See Also: imprisonment(dictionary)
imprisonment(dictionary)
FALSE IMPRISONMENT(law)
SOLITARY IMPRISONMENT(law)

imprisonment (iou)



imprisonment noun. LME.
[Anglo-Norman enprisounement, Old French -one-, formed as IMPRISON: see -MENT.]
The action or an act of imprisoning someone or (transf. & fig.) something; the fact or condition of being imprisoned.
false imprisonment: see FALSE adjective.
E. Crankshaw Imprisonment was not enough. They must receive six thousand lashes.