imprison

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im·pris·on | \ im-ˈpri-zᵊn

imprisoned; imprisoning; imprisons

Definition of imprison

transitive verb

: to put in or as if in prison : confine

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He was imprisoned for murder. He has threatened to imprison his political opponents.

Recent Examples on the Web Fjerda, the country to the north, has Grisha hunters that kill or imprison people with powers who fight in Ravka's Second Army. — Quinci Legardye, Marie Claire, 29 Apr. 2021 Unfounded fears of teens zonked out on the pot have been weaponized by law-enforcement lobbies, prohibition-minded lawmakers, and unscrupulous grifters as reason why cannabis must remain cause to imprison and impoverish freedom-loving Americans. — Chris Roberts, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021 On Monday, Reid was charged with driving while intoxicated, a felony that could potentially imprison him for up to seven years. — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2021 Minneapolis law enforcement authorities have anticipated the possibility of violence in the city following the jury's eventual verdict on whether to imprison Chauvin on murder charges. — Jake Dima, Washington Examiner, 13 Apr. 2021 The companies’ offense is to have issued statements last year decrying forced labor in the concentration camps Beijing operates to imprison Uighurs in Xinjiang. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2021 Hong Kong authorities moved this weekend to imprison nearly the entire opposition movement. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 28 Feb. 2021 He was charged with using fraud or deceit to falsely imprison the woman in June 2019. — CBS News, 25 Jan. 2021 Lomeli was charged with using fraud or deceit to falsely imprison the woman in June 2019. — NBC News, 24 Jan. 2021

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