Imprison

Words related to imprisoning someone.

• What words refer to the action of putting a person in prison?
  put in prison imprison to jail incarcerate lock up confine put in irons send to prison commit put away captivity
• What is a person called who is imprisoned?
  prisoner jailbird captive felon convict inmate prisoner of war
• Where are people imprisoned?
  prison brig can concentration camp correctional institution death camp dungeon house of correction jail jailhouse county jail joint pen penal colony penitentiary federal penitentiary pound reformatory slammer stockade
• What are the parts of a prison?
  cell cellblock bars stocks death row solitary confinement cooler
• Who are the staff of a prison?
  prison warden prison guard jailer keeper turnkey warder
• What words refer to the action of restraining a prisoner?
  restrain control to handcuff tie up put in chains to bind put in the stocks to gag
• What means are used to restrain prisoners?
  restraints handcuffs chains bonds stocks gag
• What words are used of escaping from prison?
  escape break out of jail jailbreak escapee escaped prisoner be on the run
• What words refer to the process of serving a sentence?
  serve your sentence
• What words refer to the process of completing a sentence?
  complete your sentence serve out the sentence fulfill your sentence
• What words refer to the action of releasing a person from prison?
  release let go let out of prison set free