Definition of imprison

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Imprison (v. t.) To put in prison or jail; To arrest and detain in custody; to confine.

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Cession :: Cession (n.) The voluntary surrender of a person's effects to his creditors to avoid imprisonment.
Sconce :: Sconce (v. t.) To shut up in a sconce; to imprison; to insconce.
Prisonment :: Prisonment (n.) Imprisonment.
Enjall :: Enjall (v. t.) To put into jail; to imprison.
Incarcerate :: Incarcerate (a.) Imprisoned.
Duress :: Duress (n.) Hardship; constraint; pressure; imprisonment; restraint of liberty.
Felony :: Felony (n.) A heinous crime; especially, a crime punishable by death or imprisonment..
Rescue :: Rescue (v.) The forcible liberation of a person from an arrest or imprisonment.
Commutation :: Commutation (n.) The change of a penalty or punishment by the pardoning power of the State; as, the commutation of a sentence of death to banishment or imprisonment..
Free :: Free (superl.) Not confined or imprisoned; released from arrest; liberated; at liberty to go.
Imprison :: Imprison (v. t.) To limit, restrain, or confine in any way..
Habeas Corpus :: Habeas corpus () A writ having for its object to bring a party before a court or judge; especially, one to inquire into the cause of a person's imprisonment or detention by another, with the view to protect the right to personal liberty; also, one to bring a prisoner into court to testify in a pending trial..
Imprisoning :: Imprisoning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Impriso.
Engaol :: Engaol (v. t.) To put in jail; to imprison.
Wrongous :: Wrongous (a.) Not right; illegal; as, wrongous imprisonment..
Familiar :: Familiar (n.) A confidential officer employed in the service of the tribunal, especially in apprehending and imprisoning the accused..
Commitment :: Commitment (n.) A warrant or order for the imprisonment of a person; -- more frequently termed a mittimus.
Emprison :: Emprison (v. t.) See Imprison.
Liberty :: Liberty (n.) Freedom from imprisonment, bonds, or other restraint upon locomotion..
Bond :: Bond (n.) The state of being bound; imprisonment; captivity, restraint..
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