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