1. the act of confining someone in prison; imprisoning
Usage: present participle of ‘prison’; rare

Examples

• The judge spoke about the necessity of prisoning dangerous criminals.
• Prisoning political dissidents was a common practice in the authoritarian regime.
• The cost of prisoning offenders continues to burden taxpayers.
• Human rights activists protested the prisoning of journalists.
• The novel explored themes of prisoning and redemption.
• Prisoning without trial violated constitutional rights.