To put someone in prison or in a situation that is like a prison.
im+prison
Shared component: prison · place of confinement
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prison
place of confinement
Related forms: prison · 4 words in this dictionary
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Shared components, not spelling prefixesA person who is kept in prison as a legal punishment for a crime or while awaiting trial.
prison+er
Shared component: prison · place of confinement
the state of being in prison; the act of putting someone in prison or the condition of being kept there.
im+prison+ment
Shared component: prison · place of confinement
Having been put or kept in prison.
im+prison+ed
Shared component: prison · place of confinement