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Restraint of a person's liberty by judicial or other detention
without such authority. In the latter case it is considered "false imprisonment". Imprisonment does not necessarily imply a place of confinement with bolts
Imprisonment
Criminal punishment
Life imprisonment (or life sentence) is any sentence of imprisonment in which the convicted individual will remain incarcerated for the rest of their
Life_imprisonment
2025 video game
story takes place during the Imprisoning War depicted in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023). Age of Imprisonment was released on November 6
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
Hyrule_Warriors:_Age_of_Imprisonment
Local application of criminal punishment in the United States of America
In the United States, life imprisonment is the most severe punishment provided by law in states with no valid capital punishment statute, and second-most
Life imprisonment in the United States
Life_imprisonment_in_the_United_States
Illegal restraint of a person in a bounded area without justification or consent
False imprisonment or unlawful imprisonment occurs when a person intentionally restricts another person's movement within any area without legal authority
False_imprisonment
Currently[update], there is no life imprisonment in Croatia. The Criminal Code prescribes long-time imprisonment - 20 to 50 years - for the most severe
Life_imprisonment_in_Croatia
Type of prison sentence
Indefinite imprisonment or indeterminate imprisonment is the imposition of a sentence of imprisonment with no definite period of time set during sentencing
Indefinite_imprisonment
Ta'zir imprisonment is a type of imprisonment that is written and executed, differing from Hadd imprisonment (divine limits prescribed by Islamic law)
Ta'zir_imprisonment
Life imprisonment in Mexico (cadena perpetua or prisión vitalicia) has a complex legal status shaped by constitutional principles emphasizing rehabilitation
Life_imprisonment_in_Mexico
In Finland, life imprisonment is the maximum criminal penalty. In actual practice, life imprisonment rarely lasts for the remainder of a convict's life;
Life_imprisonment_in_Finland
Life imprisonment in Sweden is a term of imprisonment for an indeterminate length. It is the most severe punishment available in Sweden. Swedish law states
Life_imprisonment_in_Sweden
of the death penalty in the Netherlands in 1870, life imprisonment specifically means imprisonment lasting for the rest of the convicted person's life without
Life imprisonment in the Netherlands
Life_imprisonment_in_the_Netherlands
Life imprisonment (無期懲役, muki chōeki) is one of the most severe punishments available in Japan, second only to the death penalty. The punishment is of
Life_imprisonment_in_Japan
In France, life imprisonment is a punishment of indeterminate length and may last for the remainder of the convict's life. The sentence is the most severe
Life_imprisonment_in_France
Life sentence that lasts until the death of the prisoner
life imprisonment. The Criminal Justice Act 2003 introduced new mandatory life sentences and created a new kind of life sentence, called "imprisonment for
Life imprisonment in England and Wales
Life_imprisonment_in_England_and_Wales
Detention of a Pakistani prime minister since 2023
The imprisonment of Imran Khan refers to the ongoing detention of Imran Khan, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, since his arrest in August 2023. Khan
Imprisonment_of_Imran_Khan
Life imprisonment (Irish: príosúnacht bheatha) in Ireland may last for the natural life of the convict. While life imprisonment is the most severe penalty
Life_imprisonment_in_Ireland
Abuse case in California
dependent adult, child abuse, torture, and false imprisonment. In April, they were sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 25 years
Turpin_case
Any person released on parole from a term of life imprisonment or an indeterminate term of imprisonment must remain on parole, with conditions by the Parole
Life_imprisonment_in_Canada
Types of punishment or treatment other than time in prison
studies are inconclusive as to whether high imprisonment rates reduce crime rates in comparison to low imprisonment rates. While they at least remove offenders
Alternatives_to_imprisonment
2005–2012 type of criminal sentence in the UK
In England and Wales, the imprisonment for public protection (IPP; Welsh: carcharu er mwyn diogelu'r cyhoedd) sentence was a form of indeterminate sentence
Imprisonment for public protection
Imprisonment_for_public_protection
Life imprisonment in Switzerland is the most severe penalty under Swiss penal law. It may be imposed for murder, genocide, qualified hostage-taking and
Life imprisonment in Switzerland
Life_imprisonment_in_Switzerland
penal code is life imprisonment.[citation needed] The maximum determinate penalty (civilian penal code) is 21 years' imprisonment, but only a small percentage
Life_imprisonment_in_Norway
Captivity and abuse of Elisabeth Fritzl
faced between ten years' and life imprisonment. Fritzl was also charged with rape, incest, kidnapping, false imprisonment and slavery, which carry a maximum
Fritzl_case
Life imprisonment in Turkey is a legal form of punishment and the most severe form of punishment. In most cases life imprisonment replaced capital punishment
Life_imprisonment_in_Turkey
subject to a parole period of up to 5 years. Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment serve an average of 17 years. A person with a life sentence will not
Life_imprisonment_in_Denmark
National instance of life imprisonment as a penalty
life imprisonment. From 1 January 2013 onwards, the amendments to the death penalty laws in Singapore allow judges to impose life imprisonment as the
Life imprisonment in Singapore
Life_imprisonment_in_Singapore
Legality of sexual relationships between family members
to imprisonment for a term of not more than 14 years and, if the other person is under the age of 16 years, to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for
Legality_of_incest
Type of judicial punishment in certain Spanish-speaking countries
from Latin: reclusio perpetua, lit. 'permanent imprisonment') is a type of sentence of imprisonment in the Philippines, Argentina, and several other
Reclusión_perpetua
Life imprisonment in South Africa has an indeterminate length and may last for the remainder of the offender's life. It is a mandatory punishment for premeditated
Life imprisonment in South Africa
Life_imprisonment_in_South_Africa
used since 1957. Offenders sentenced to life imprisonment must serve a minimum of 10 years imprisonment before they are eligible for parole, although
Life imprisonment in New Zealand
Life_imprisonment_in_New_Zealand
British far-right activist (born 1982)
rally in Blackburn in April that year. He was sentenced to 12 weeks of imprisonment, suspended for 12 months. On 8 November 2011, Robinson held a protest
Tommy_Robinson
1987 abduction and murder in Noosa, Australia
convicted in 1988 of the much-publicised crime. Watts was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. Beck would have been eligible for parole after 14.5 years
Murder_of_Sian_Kingi
This is a list of notable long-term false imprisonment cases. Turpin case, Perris, California, United States, 29 years, discovered on 14 January 2018.
List of long-term false imprisonment cases
List_of_long-term_false_imprisonment_cases
Legal ages for sexual activities in Europe
punishable with imprisonment between three months and three years. If the sexual act involved sexual penetration, then the punishment is imprisonment between
Age_of_consent_in_Europe
no offences subject to mandatory life imprisonment; even so, life imprisonment can be imposed. Life imprisonment remains mandatory for murder in South
Life imprisonment in Australia
Life_imprisonment_in_Australia
Life imprisonment in Russia was introduced on December 17, 1992, by the law 4123-I. Courts could not sentence criminals to life imprisonment at that time
Life_imprisonment_in_Russia
Iranian imprisonment of French citizens
nationals, Cécile Kohler (born 1984) and Jacques Paris (born 1953), were imprisoned in Iran. They were kept in solitary confinement in Evin prison in Tehran
Imprisonment of Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris
Imprisonment_of_Cécile_Kohler_and_Jacques_Paris
Law, there are 87 offences that may be punishable by life imprisonment. Life imprisonment also entails lifelong deprivation of political rights. If the
Life_imprisonment_in_China
American serial killer (1939–2014)
hunting knives. Hansen was captured in 1983 and sentenced to 461 years' imprisonment without the possibility of parole. He died in 2014 of natural causes
Robert_Hansen
2018 murder in Deerfield Beach, Florida, U.S.
2023. On April 6, 2023, Newsome and Williams were sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole; Boatwright received two consecutive
Murder_of_XXXTentacion
British transgender rights activist
she published Life Imprisonment : An Unofficial Guide. It was intended to be read by prisoners newly sentenced to life imprisonment, and comprised 41 segments
Sarah_Jane_Baker
Court action challenging unlawful detention
invoking the jurisdiction of a court to review the unlawful detention or imprisonment of an individual, and request the individual's custodian (usually a prison
Habeas_corpus
Arrest of Subramanyam Vedam
3, 2025). "Two courts urge ICE to halt deportation of man wrongfully imprisoned for more than 40 years". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 February 2026. Otterbourg
Imprisonment of Subramanyam Vedam
Imprisonment_of_Subramanyam_Vedam
Life imprisonment is mandatory in all cases of murder, except in certain circumstances when the sentence is sometimes reduced. Life imprisonment is also
Life_imprisonment_in_Israel
Brazilian serial killer (1954–2023)
because the man was a rapist. Although he was sentenced to 126 years imprisonment, he was to be released in 2003 because Brazilian law at the time prohibited
Pedro_Rodrigues_Filho
possible cases which life imprisonment may be imposed. In 1977 the Reykjavík Criminal Court sentenced two men to life imprisonment for the murder of two men
Life_imprisonment_in_Iceland
2002 double murder in Cambridgeshire, England
murder against Huntley. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of imprisonment to be imposed by the Lord Chief Justice at a later
Soham_murders
Probation is imposed as a substitute for imprisonment. Supervised release is imposed in addition to imprisonment. The special assessment is quadrupled in
Classes of offenses under United States federal law
Classes_of_offenses_under_United_States_federal_law
that a defendant shall be given credit toward the service of a term of imprisonment for any time they have spent in official detention prior to the date
Dead_time_(imprisonment)
2025 house arrest of President of Brazil
prison sentence, Bolsonaro supporters and allies are mobilizing against imprisonment in the Papuda Penitentiary Complex. With the ruling handed down by the
Arrest_of_Jair_Bolsonaro
for a person under age 18 has been a term of 30 years' imprisonment (20 years of imprisonment if the sentence effective after age 18). [citation needed]
Life_imprisonment_in_Italy
British serial killer (born 1968)
and the attempted murder of Kate Sheedy in 2004, and sentenced to life imprisonment. On 23 June 2011, Bellfield was further found guilty of the murder of
Levi_Bellfield
Prison for people unable to repay a debt
broke".[citation needed] Imprisonment for the non-payment of debt was competent at Scots common law, but the effect of imprisonment for such stood in marked
Debtors'_prison
Life imprisonment is legal in Belgium, and is the most severe punishment available under Belgian law since the abolition of the death penalty. Under Belgian
Life_imprisonment_in_Belgium
Italian-American mobster
Mafia family. He replaced Peter Gotti, who had been sentenced to life imprisonment in 2002 while a series of acting bosses and ruling panels was used to
Domenico_Cefalù
Singaporean sex offender (born 1998)
weeks' imprisonment for voluntarily causing hurt, longer than the two weeks requested by the prosecution. Alongside Yee's video, his arrest, imprisonment, trial
Amos_Yee
Type of forced labour performed by prisoners
before the commencement of that Act. Imprisonment with hard labour was abolished by section 1(2) of that Act. Imprisonment with hard labour was abolished by
Penal_labour
Life imprisonment is one of the five primary punishments stated in the Criminal code of Taiwan. All prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment are also
Life_imprisonment_in_Taiwan
offense where the maximum penalty is life imprisonment, the maximum penalty is a term of 25 years' imprisonment, with eligibility for parole after a term
Life_imprisonment_in_Poland
American imprisoned in North Korea (1994–2017)
propaganda poster from his hotel, for which he was sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment with hard labor. Shortly after his sentencing in March 2016, Warmbier
Otto_Warmbier
Ukrainian serial killers
killers sentenced to life imprisonment" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 28 May 2009. "Ukraine: Life imprisonment for 21 murders" (in French)
Dnepropetrovsk_maniacs
American mobster (1902–1976)
family of New York City. Following the Apalachin Meeting in 1957, and the imprisonment of Vito Genovese in 1959, Gambino took over the Commission of the American
Carlo_Gambino
Queen of France from 1774 to 1792
supported Marie Antoinette and the return to the monarchy. Throughout her imprisonment and up to her execution, Marie Antoinette could count on the sympathy
Marie_Antoinette
2021, by seven votes to three, life imprisonment was deemed constitutional. Murders are punished with life imprisonment in the following cases: When the
Life_imprisonment_in_Spain
children in custody in different countries, we do not include juvenile imprisonment data in the highest to lowest lists." Note: Table data fully updated
List of countries by incarceration rate
List_of_countries_by_incarceration_rate
2013 murder of an abused American boy in Palmdale, California
murder with special circumstances of torture. Pearl was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole and Aguirre was sentenced to death. Social workers associated
Murder_of_Gabriel_Fernandez
1995 murder in Corpus Christi, Texas, US
convicted of murdering the singer and given a sentence of 30 years to life imprisonment. She has been denied parole since becoming eligible in 2025. Selena Quintanilla-Pérez
Murder_of_Selena
1996 murder of an African-American prisoner in Ohio
years' imprisonment for aggravated robbery, forgery, weapon under disability and drug abuse. Jerry Bishop, 39, serving 15.5 to 70 years' imprisonment for
Murder_of_Damico_Watkins
Iranian political prisoner
The imprisonment of Ali Younesi refers to the ongoing imprisonment of Ali Younesi, a computer engineering student at Sharif University of Technology. He
Imprisonment_of_Ali_Younesi
2003 case of a maid killing her Singaporean employer's mother-in-law
the brutality of the crime, the High Court sentenced Purwanti to life imprisonment. Purwanti Parji was born in Indonesia on 5 September 1985. She grew up
Purwanti_Parji_case
Welsh musician and child sex offender (1977–2025)
Transmission which went to number 1 in 2006. Watkins was sentenced to 29 years' imprisonment in 2013 for multiple sexual offences. He pleaded guilty to sexual assault
Ian_Watkins
1911 American film
Edna's Imprisonment is a 1911 silent short drama film produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company. It starred Miriam Nesbitt and Yale Boss. Released through
Edna's_Imprisonment
1992 murder in Manchester, England
sentenced to life imprisonment for their parts in the murder. Jeffrey Leigh, aged 27, was jailed for twelve years for false imprisonment. Jean Powell's brother
Murder_of_Suzanne_Capper
Holding a person by restricting their liberty
(maximum 29 days). It is shorter than imprisonment, which is a similar punishment. However, unlike imprisonment, a stay of execution cannot be granted
Detention_(confinement)
American convicted serial killer
life imprisonment by the Pennsylvania courts for the two homicides committed within the jurisdiction, and while he was also given life imprisonment for
Jeffrey_Daugherty
1995 murder case in North Brabant, Netherlands
imprisonment as they had done in the initial trial. On 9 October, the acquittal was overturned and de G. was sentenced to twelve years' imprisonment for
Killing of Nicole van den Hurk
Killing_of_Nicole_van_den_Hurk
2018 case of a Myanmar maid charged with murder in Singapore
receive in this case was life imprisonment. On 4 July 2023, 22-year-old Zin Mar Nwe was officially sentenced to life imprisonment by the High Court. The trial
Zin_Mar_Nwe_case
1846 novel by Alexandre Dumas
of his fiancée; and Villefort, the crown prosecutor who ensures his imprisonment to protect his own career. In the end, he abandons complete devotion
The_Count_of_Monte_Cristo
the imprisonment of Lula, who had been sentenced by the Federal Regional Court of the 4th Region (TRF-4) to 12 years and one month of imprisonment. The
Imprisonment of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Imprisonment_of_Luiz_Inácio_Lula_da_Silva
Imprisonment of the leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party in Turkey
for treason and separatism. The death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment in October 2002. The abolition of the death penalty paved the way for
Imprisonment of Abdullah Öcalan
Imprisonment_of_Abdullah_Öcalan
International tribunal organisation
Extermination Enslavement Deportation or forcible transfer of population Imprisonment or other severe deprivation of physical liberty Torture Rape Sexual slavery
International_Criminal_Court
Ugandan law
imprisonment on conviction for the 'offence of aggravated homosexuality', and HIV tests for persons so charged; provided for two years' imprisonment for
Anti-Homosexuality_Act,_2023
1991 American kidnapping case
Phillip was sentenced to 431 years to life imprisonment. Nancy was sentenced to 36 years to life imprisonment. The sentences would allow Nancy to be eligible
Kidnapping_of_Jaycee_Dugard
American kidnapper-murderer duo
rather than transformative justice. Both men were sentenced to life imprisonment plus 99 years. Loeb was murdered by a fellow prisoner in 1936. Leopold
Leopold_and_Loeb
Singaporean convicted killer
November 2024, Heng was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment and ten strokes of the cane. Heng Boon Chai was born in Singapore in
Heng_Boon_Chai
Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567
year in Scotland; the letters were never made public to support her imprisonment and forced abdication. Historian Jenny Wormald believes this reluctance
Mary,_Queen_of_Scots
Moroccan blogger
multiple occasions since 2022, when she was sentenced to three years imprisonment before being pardoned in 2024. In 2025, el Alami was arrested again on
Saida_el_Alami
Active between the years of 2020 and 2029
killer handed life imprisonment". gna.org.gh. March 5, 2026. Retrieved March 16, 2026. "Serial killer sentenced to life imprisonment, confesses to murdering
List of serial killers active in the 2020s
List_of_serial_killers_active_in_the_2020s
Malaysian law to abolish mandatory death penalty
Malaysian criminal laws, "imprisonment for natural life" refers to imprisonment until the natural death of the convicts, while "imprisonment for life", unless
Abolition of Mandatory Death Penalty Act 2023
Abolition_of_Mandatory_Death_Penalty_Act_2023
American outlaw biker (1938–2022)
successor during a motorcycle run at Bass Lake prior to his imprisonment. Cross was also imprisoned, for possession of amphetamines in 1975, and Barger allegedly
Sonny_Barger
American serial killer (1960–1994)
to life imprisonment plus ten years upon the first two counts. The remaining thirteen counts carried a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment plus seventy
Jeffrey_Dahmer
British man wrongfully convicted of murder
sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 16 years. He continued to maintain his innocence throughout his imprisonment. In 2008 the Criminal
Wrongful conviction of Peter Sullivan
Wrongful_conviction_of_Peter_Sullivan
1996 case of a woman stabbed to death by her boyfriend
the Court of Appeal increased Kwan's sentence from ten years to life imprisonment. This appeal later became a landmark in Singaporean legal history in
Murder_of_Phang_Ai_Looi
2008 murder of an American man in Mesa, Arizona
deadlocked on the death penalty option, and Arias was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Alexander's death and the subsequent
Murder_of_Travis_Alexander
Life imprisonment in Slovakia (Slovak: doživotný trest odňatia slobody) is a sentence of indeterminate length, lasting until the convict's death. In Slovak
Life_imprisonment_in_Slovakia
Chinese-Vietnamese businesswoman and criminal (born 1956)
regulations on 11 April 2024, before the sentence was commuted to life imprisonment in 2025. In October 2022, she was arrested for using fake loan applications
Trương_Mỹ_Lan
South Korean serial killer (born 1963)
inspiration for the film Memories of Murder (2003). Lee was sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after twenty years for killing his sister-in-law
Lee_Choon-jae
Danish serial killer
life imprisonment. Despite the Retslægerådet's recommendation—and eventual success—in granting the prosecutor's request for life imprisonment, the
Peter_Lundin
Australian murderer and drug trafficker
gangland killings as well as their final victim. He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a non-parole period of 35 years for ordering the murders of three
Carl_Williams_(criminal)
IMPRISONMENT
IMPRISONMENT
Surname or Lastname
Reduced form of Irish McCage, a variant of McCaig.English (East Anglia)
Reduced form of Irish McCage, a variant of McCaig.English (East Anglia) : from Middle English, Old French cage ‘cage’, ‘enclosure’ (Latin cavea ‘container’, ‘cave’), hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker and seller of small cages for animals or birds, or a keeper of the large public cage in which petty criminals were confined for short periods of imprisonment.
Male
Greek
(ΑγÏίππας) Greek name AGRIPPAS means "wild horse." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of the Herod Agrippa who ordered the execution of the apostle James, and the imprisonment of Peter.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Karagrahavimoktre | கராகà¯à®°à®¹à®¾à®µà¯€à®®à¯‹à®•à¯à®¤à¯à®°à¯‡
One who frees from imprisonment
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Boy/Male
Hindu
One who frees from imprisonment
IMPRISONMENT
IMPRISONMENT
Boy/Male
English Irish
Stranger.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Sweet Basil, Sweet smelling plant
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Powerful
Boy/Male
Indian
Clear, Manifest, Witnessed
Boy/Male
Hindu
Honey keeper
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Shiva; Love of God; Brave
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
True and Immaculate One
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Gold
Girl/Female
Muslim
Urdu, Lady, Noble, Virtuous, Pure, Virtuous
IMPRISONMENT
IMPRISONMENT
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IMPRISONMENT
IMPRISONMENT
a.
Not right; illegal; as, wrongous imprisonment.
n.
The voluntary surrender of a person's effects to his creditors to avoid imprisonment.
n.
One who is corrigible; especially, a hardened criminal; as, the perpetual imprisonment of incorrigibles.
n.
Freedom from imprisonment, bonds, or other restraint upon locomotion.
n.
The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.
n.
A heinous crime; especially, a crime punishable by death or imprisonment.
n.
The state of being bound; imprisonment; captivity, restraint.
n.
A place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment; a jail.
n.
Restraint within limits; imprisonment; any restraint of liberty; seclusion.
n.
A dungeon with an opening only at the top, found in some old castles and other strongholds, into which persons condemned to perpetual imprisonment, or to perish secretly, were thrust, or lured to fall.
n.
The quality or condition of being illegal; unlawfulness; as, the illegality of trespass or of false imprisonment; also, an illegal act.
n.
Hardship; constraint; pressure; imprisonment; restraint of liberty.
v. t.
To exchange; to put or substitute something else in place of, as a smaller penalty, obligation, or payment, for a greater, or a single thing for an aggregate; hence, to lessen; to diminish; as, to commute a sentence of death to one of imprisonment for life; to commute tithes; to commute charges for fares.
v.
The forcible liberation of a person from an arrest or imprisonment.
n.
Imprisonment.
n.
Imprisonment; restraint of the person; custody by a jailer; duress. Shak.
n.
The change of a penalty or punishment by the pardoning power of the State; as, the commutation of a sentence of death to banishment or imprisonment.
n.
State of being guarded and watched to prevent escape; restraint of liberty; confinement; imprisonment.