释义 |
im·pris·on·ment \-zənmənt\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English enprisonment, inprisonment, from Middle French emprisonnement, from Old French, from emprisoner + -ment 1. : the act of imprisoning or the state of being imprisoned : confinement, restraint 2. : constraint of a person either by force or by such other coercion as restrains him within limits against his will |