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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Recent Examples of imprison
For his work as an activist and philanthropist, Osman Kavala has been unjustly imprisoned in Turkey for seven and a half years.
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Aryeh Neier, The New York Review of Books, 3 July 2025
The complaint claims that the Cincinnati police and the Hamilton County Justice Center violated Hinton's due process rights, used excessive force, conspired to interfere with his civil rights and falsely imprisoned him.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
He was imprisoned in the Dachau and Buchenwald concentration camps.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
Olsson initiated the robbery and kidnappings alone, but then demanded that police bring him his friend Olofsson, who at the time was imprisoned for an unrelated crime.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 28 June 2025
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Aryeh Neier, The New York Review of Books, 3 July 2025
The complaint claims that the Cincinnati police and the Hamilton County Justice Center violated Hinton's due process rights, used excessive force, conspired to interfere with his civil rights and falsely imprisoned him.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
He was imprisoned in the Dachau and Buchenwald concentration camps.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
Olsson initiated the robbery and kidnappings alone, but then demanded that police bring him his friend Olofsson, who at the time was imprisoned for an unrelated crime.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprison
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The local imam jailed in Butler County after losing his asylum status has a hearing with a federal immigration judge next week.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
The Enquirer,
14 July 2025
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Davis later violated the terms of his sentence and was jailed for the remainder of his sentence.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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Friday’s protest marks the second time men incarcerated at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution organized a mass hunger strike to demand better treatment and services within the last year and a half, though IDOC leadership in the past has taken issue with use of the term.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
19 July 2025
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Today, it's based in Milwaukee and airs across the country to people who are home-bound or incarcerated.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
18 July 2025
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“Imprison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprison. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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