imprison (redirected from imprisonable)

im·pris·on  (m-przn)

tr.v. im·pris·oned, im·pris·on·ing, im·pris·ons

To put in or as if in prison; confine.

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

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im·prison·a·ble adj.

im·prison·ment n.

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imprison

Verb

to confine in or as if in prison

imprisonment n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	imprison - 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" gaol, immure, incarcerate, jail, jug, put behind bars, remand, lag, put away law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" detain, confine - deprive of freedom; take into confinement
	2.	imprison - 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" detain, confine - deprive of freedom; take into confinement

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imprison

verb jail, confine, detain, lock up, constrain, put away, intern, incarcerate, send down (informal) send to prison, impound, put under lock and key, immure << OPPOSITE free

Translations

imprison [ɪmˈprɪzn] vt → encarcelar

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imprison [ɪmˈprɪzn] vt → emprisonner, mettre en prison

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imprison [ɪmˈprɪzn] vt → inhaftieren, einsperren

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imprison [ɪmˈprɪzn] vt → imprigionare