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noun Imprison ment n. The act of imprisoning, or the state of being imprisoned; confinement; restraint. "His sinews waxen weak and raw Through long imprisonment and hard constraint." "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." False imprisonment. (Law) See under False. Synonyms: Incarceration; custody; confinement; durance; restraint.
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