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Examples of imprison in a Sentence
He was imprisoned for murder.
He has threatened to imprison his political opponents.
Recent Examples of imprison from the Web
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Opposition leaders have been imprisoned and banned from politics.
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The Obama administration began dialing back federal sentences for some crimes and issuing pardons for people who had been imprisoned under sentencing laws that have since been changed.
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That's where Dakota people were imprisoned after the 1862 U.S.-Dakota War that led to the executions in Mankato.
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Mr. Wilson noted that Mr. Rizieq had been imprisoned twice before, for inciting hatred.
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At the time, he was imprisoned on charges of corruption, embezzlement and murder.
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Should we all be imprisoned in our little holes, with our cultural walls, completely closed off to others?
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If found guilty, he would be removed from office and could be imprisoned.
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Like Fleiss, the former White House intern learned her craft while imprisoned — by celebrity status, that is.
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Origin and Etymology of imprison
Middle English, from Anglo-French emprisoner, from en- + prison prison
IMPRISON Defined for English Language Learners
imprison
playDefinition of imprison for English Language Learners
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: to put (someone) in prison
IMPRISON Defined for Kids
imprison
playDefinition of imprison for Students
imprisoned
;imprisoning
: to put in prison
Law Dictionary
imprison
Legal Definition of imprison
: to confine in prison especially as punishment for a crime — compare false imprisonment
imprisonment
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