prisonment the period of time which a pris-

To cause to extend from one place to another or across a given space, To expand in order to fulfill a larger function, To extend or reach over a distance or area or in a given direction, adjective_ Made of an elastic material that stretches easily, Of, relating to, or being a vehicle, such as a limousine or passenger jet, having an extended seating area that provides extra space for more passengers, leg room, or amenities, noun A stretching or straining, especially a stretching or straining beyond measure_ as, a stretch of authority, A year's imprisonment or punishment, Capability of being stretched; elasticity; capacity for yielding

The act of rescuing; deliverance from restraint, violence, or danger; liberation, The forcible ending of a siege; liberation from similar military peril, recovery or preservation from loss or danger, verb_ free from harm or evil, To free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint, To recover forcibly, transitive verb_ To free or deliver from any confinement, violence, danger, or evil; to liberate from actual restraint; to remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil, Law To remove (a person or property) from legal custody by force, in violation of the law, To cause to be free from danger, imprisonment, or difficulty; save. synonym_ save

imprisonment, captivity, the condition of goods in a bonded warehouse until duty is paid, Plural form of bond

Lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; idle, Characterized by a free movement of fluids in the body, Free from confinement or imprisonment; unfettered, adverb_ In a loose manner, noun_ The mode of performing this act, which differs among different peoples, The act of letting go or letting fly; discharge; shot, Freedom from restraint; license, transitive verb_ To let loose; release, To release pressure or obligation from; absolve, To make less strict; relax

An act committed in violation of law where the consequence of conviction by a court is punishment, especially where the punishment is a serious one such as imprisonment, An unjust, senseless, or disgraceful act or condition, a crime punishable with death

Plural form of correction, the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole, the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders

(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment