as in to jail
to put in or as if in prison
in this society, we try to imprison criminals so that they can't do any more harm
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The rest were shot, imprisoned, or otherwise dissolved in the gut of Stalin’s new empire.
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Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Wayside’s vision of providing spiritual and material help to the poor has slowly expanded over the decades to includes missions for the imprisoned, the homeless, single mothers, underserved youth and those addicted to drugs or alcohol.
—Judy Pochel, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
She got married twice while imprisoned, first to Donald Lee Laisure from 1981 to 1982, then to James Whitehouse, an attorney who represented her in parole hearings, in 1987.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2025
The gang started as an organizing structure for men imprisoned during a period of mass incarceration that began under former President Hugo Chavez, Hanson told USA TODAY.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
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Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Wayside’s vision of providing spiritual and material help to the poor has slowly expanded over the decades to includes missions for the imprisoned, the homeless, single mothers, underserved youth and those addicted to drugs or alcohol.
—Judy Pochel, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
She got married twice while imprisoned, first to Donald Lee Laisure from 1981 to 1982, then to James Whitehouse, an attorney who represented her in parole hearings, in 1987.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2025
The gang started as an organizing structure for men imprisoned during a period of mass incarceration that began under former President Hugo Chavez, Hanson told USA TODAY.
—Will Carless, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Imprison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprison. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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