imprison

tr.v., -oned, -on·ing, -ons.
To put in or as if in prison; confine.

[Middle English emprisonen, from Old French emprisoner : en-, in (from Latin in-; see in-²) + prison, prison; see prison.]

imprisonable im·pris'on·a·ble adj.
imprisonment im·pris'on·ment n.

verb

1. To put in jail: confine, detain, immure, incarcerate, intern, jail, lock (up). See free/unfree.
2. To enclose so as to hinder or prohibit escape: closet, confine, shut up. See free/unfree.

v

Definition: confine; put in jail
Antonyms: free, let go, release

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Incarceration; the act of restraining the personal liberty of an individual; confinement in a prison.

Imprisonment can be effected without the application of physical restraint by verbal compulsion coupled with the display of available force. The tort of false imprisonment involves the illegal arrest or detention of an individual without a warrant, by an illegal warrant, or by an illegally executed warrant, either in a prison or any place used temporarily for such purpose, or by force and constraint without actual confinement.

Common misspelling(s) of imprisonment

• inprisonment

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fængsle, indespærre

Nederlands (Dutch)
gevangenzetten

Français (French)
v. tr. - emprisonner, mettre en prison

Deutsch (German)
v. - einsperren, festhalten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - φυλακίζω, εγκλείω

Italiano (Italian)
imprigionare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - aprisionar

Русский (Russian)
заключать в тюрьму, запирать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - encarcelar, poner en la cárcel

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - sätta i fängelse, stänga in

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
监禁, 限制, 禁锢, 束缚, 关押

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 監禁, 限制, 禁錮, 束縛, 關押

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 투옥하다, 수용하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 刑務所に入れる, 閉じ込める, 拘束する, 投獄する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسجن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮אסר, כלא‬

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