imprisoned

Definition of imprisoned in English English dictionary: in captivity; past of imprison; {s} confined, jailed, kept in prison, incarcerated; incarcerate
imprison: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
imprison: {f} put in prison, confine, jail, incarcerate
imprison: To put in or as if in prison; confine
imprison: confine as if in a prison; "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone
imprison: To put in prison or jail; To arrest and detain in custody; to confine
imprison: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" confine as if in a prison; "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone
imprison: If someone is imprisoned, they are locked up or kept somewhere, usually in prison as a punishment for a crime or for political opposition. The local priest was imprisoned for 18 months on charges of anti-state agitation Dutch colonial authorities imprisoned him for his part in the independence movement
imprison: confine as if in a prison; "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone"
imprison: To limit, restrain, or confine in any way