of imprisonment
1IMPRISONMENT 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… …
2IMPRISONMENT — IMPRISONMENT, the act of depriving a person of his liberty by restricting his freedom of movement and confining him within a particular defined locality, where he is under the direct and constant supervision of the confining authority. This form… …
3imprisonment — index apprehension (act of arresting), arrest, bondage, captivity, commitment (confinement), custody (incarceration) …
4imprisonment 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… …
5imprisonment 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 …
6imprisonment — (n.) late 14c., from Anglo Fr. emprisonement, O.Fr. emprisonement (13c.), from emprisoner (see IMPRISON (Cf. imprison)) …
7imprisonment — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ six months , ten years , etc. ▪ life ▪ indefinite ▪ false, unlawful (esp. BrE) …
8imprisonment — The detention of a person contrary to his will. The act of putting or confining a person in prison. The restraint of a person s personal liberty; coercion exercised upon a person to prevent the free exercise of his powers of locomotion. It is not …
9imprisonment — The detention of a person contrary to his will. The act of putting or confining a person in prison. The restraint of a person s personal liberty; coercion exercised upon a person to prevent the free exercise of his powers of locomotion. It is not …
10imprisonment — noun (U) the state of being in prison, or the time someone spends there: sentenced to a long term of imprisonment | life imprisonment (=imprisonment for the rest of your life, or for a long time): life imprisonment for murder …
