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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Imprison ment \Im*pris"on ment\, n. [OE. enprisonment; F.
emprisonnement.]
The act of imprisoning, or the state of being imprisoned;
confinement; restraint.
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His sinews waxen weak and raw
Through long imprisonment and hard constraint.
--Spenser.
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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.
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{False imprisonment}. (Law) See under {False}.
Syn: Incarceration; custody; confinement; durance; restraint.
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