imprisonment
11imprisonment — noun 1. putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment (Freq. 3) • Derivationally related forms: ↑imprison • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑punishment, ↑ …
12imprisonment — n. life imprisonment * * * [ɪm prɪz(ə)nmənt] life imprisonment …
13imprisonment — im|pris|on|ment [ımˈprızənmənt] n [U] the state of being in prison, or the time someone spends there ▪ They were sentenced to 6 years imprisonment. ▪ life imprisonment …
14imprisonment — Synonyms and related words: beleaguerment, besetment, blockade, blockading, captivity, circumscription, close arrest, confinement, cordoning, custody, detention, dismemberment, durance, durance vile, duress, enclosure, envelopment, estrapade,… …
15imprisonment — The holding of a person from the time of his commitment to the time of his discharge. 41 Am J1st Pris & P § 2. The holding of a person as a prisoner under a commitment ordered pursuant to a sentence for a crime or a commitment for temporary… …
16imprisonment — imprison ► VERB ▪ put or keep in prison. DERIVATIVES imprisonment noun …
17IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT — IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT, the imprisonment of a debtor who fails to pay his debt on or before the date due. Prevalence in Other Legal Systems Influenced by Roman law (see execution civil law), imprisonment for debt was the most common means of… …
18imprisonment for debt — Imprisonment under an execution against the person of the judgment debtor. 30 Am J2d Exec § 865. Taking and holding a person in custody under mesne process to secure his presence until final judgment. 5 Am J2d Arr § 52. Most of the state… …
19imprisonment on civil process — Imprisonment for debt, whether under execution against the person or under mesne process; imprisonment for contempt in failing to comply with an order of court. 17 Am J2d Contpt §§ 104 et seq. See imprisonment for debt …
20Imprisonment of John Drayton — The imprisonment of John Drayton in 1904 was the first and, until 1995, only, time that an Australian parliament punished somebody under parliamentary privilege provisions.The incident arose over the forfeiture and subsequent reinstatement of a… …
