Definitions for imprison
ɪmˈprɪz ənim·prison

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remandverb

   lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

   "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

2. imprisonverb

   confine as if in a prison

   "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. imprisonverb

   To put in or as if in prison; confine.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Imprisonverb

   To shut up; to confine; to keep from liberty.

   Etymology: emprisonner, Fr. in and prison.

   He imprison'd was in chains remediless;
   For that Hippolytus' rent corse he did redress. Fa. Queen.

   Now we are in the street, he first of all,
   Improvidently proud, creeps to the wall;
   And so imprison'd and hemm'd in by me,
   Sells for a little state his liberty. John Donne.

   Try to imprison the resistless wind;
   So swift is guilt, so hard to be confin'd. Dryden.

   If a man imprisons himself in his closet, and employs reason to find out the nature of the corporeal world, without experiments, he will frame a scheme of chimeras. Isaac Watts.

   It is not improbable, that all the virtual heat in the juices of vegetables, metals, and minerals may be owing to the action of the imprisoned rays. George Cheyne, Phil. Princ.

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1. imprison

   Imprisonment is the restraint of a person's liberty, for any cause whatsoever, whether by authority of the government, or by a person acting without such authority. In the latter case it is "false imprisonment". Imprisonment does not necessarily imply a place of confinement, with bolts and bars, but may be exercised by any use or display of force (such as placing one in handcuffs), lawfully or unlawfully, wherever displayed, even in the open street. People become prisoners, wherever they may be, by the mere word or touch of a duly authorized officer directed to that end. Usually, however, imprisonment is understood to imply an actual confinement in a jail or prison employed for the purpose according to the provisions of the law.Sometimes gender imbalances occur in imprisonment rates, with incarceration of males proportionately more likely than incarceration of females.

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1. imprison

   Imprison refers to the act of confining or detaining someone in a prison, often as a punishment for committing a crime. It can also imply restricting or limiting someone's freedom or movements in any manner.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Imprisonverb

   to put in prison or jail; To arrest and detain in custody; to confine

2. Imprisonverb

   to limit, restrain, or confine in any way

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Imprison

   im-priz′n, v.t. to put in prison: to shut up: to confine or restrain.—n. Impris′onment, the act of imprisoning or state of being imprisoned: confinement or restraint.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of imprison in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of imprison in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of imprison in a Sentence

1. President Nicolas Maduro:

   If the managers are committing sabotage, here's the head of Sebin (Venezuela's intelligence service) and he'll put them in prison right away, enough of the bourgeoisie. Imprison them.

2. Sigmar Gabriel:

   Why should German taxpayers pay to imprison foreign criminals, the threat of having to spend time behind bars in their home country is far more of a deterrent than a prison sentence in Germany.

3. Osiris Luna:

   We have taken the decision to mix and imprison in each of the cells the different groups of the criminal gangs that are causing so much damage to the country, the government will not bow down to any terrorist structure. This state is going to enforce the law and make it respected.

4. Edward B. Wagner:

   Stop wasting jail space on prostitutes, drug users and other victimless criminals. Even if we find it morally acceptable to imprison these people for choices they make regarding their bodies, we must realize that we simply cannot afford to continue clogging the court system and the prison system with these harmless criminals.

5. Josep Borrell:

   We are not going to send any electoral observation mission there because Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has taken care to imprison all the political contenders who have stood in these elections.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=imprison
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Imprison
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=imprison
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imprison
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imprison
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=imprison