The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Imprison ment \Im*pris"on ment\, n. [OE. enprisonment; F.
   emprisonnement.]
   The act of imprisoning, or the state of being imprisoned;
   confinement; restraint.
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         His sinews waxen weak and raw
         Through long imprisonment and hard constraint.
                                                  --Spenser.
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         Every confinement of the person is an imprisonment,
         whether it be in a common prison, or in a private
         house, or even by foreibly detaining one in the public
         streets.                                 --Blackstone.
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   False imprisonment. (Law) See under False.

   Syn: Incarceration; custody; confinement; durance; restraint.
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