### Question
What is the definition of imprisonment?


### Answer
The definition of **imprisonment** is as follows in *22 U.S.C. § 212a*:

> being confined in or otherwise restricted to a jail, prison, half-way house, treatment facility, or another institution, on a full or part-time basis, pursuant to the sentence imposed as the result of a criminal conviction

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 212a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 4-PASSPORTS**

