A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, as punishment for a crime.

plural of imprisonment

(transitive) To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.

simple past tense and past participle of imprison

present participle of imprison

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imprison

Capable of being imprisoned. / (law, of an offence) Carrying a sentence of imprisonment.

plural of imprisoner

One who imprisons.

(law) a court order authorising the imprisonment of a person sentenced to imprisonment; a court order authorising the execution of an imprisonment sentence.