Word Study
imprison ment
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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." [1913 Webster]
Through long imprisonment and hard constraint." [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." [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Incarceration; custody; confinement; durance; restraint.
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