imprison

verb

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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Examples of imprison in a Sentence

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

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Amnesty International declared him a prisoner of conscience (in other words, someone imprisoned for his views, not for an actual crime). Elie Wiesel and Yelena Bonner, among others, campaigned for his release. — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, "Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Human-Rights Leader," 11 July 2019 The Warmbiers say their son was tortured after being convicted of trying to steal a propaganda poster and imprisoned for months. — Jim Mustian, chicagotribune.com, "Otto Warmbier’s parents file claim for seized North Korean cargo ship, seeking to collect on judgment in wrongful death case," 6 July 2019 Some have since been released on bail, while others have remained imprisoned for more than a year, enduring torture, according to rights groups. — Megan Specia, New York Times, "Saudi Arabia Granted Women the Right to Drive. A Year on, It’s Still Complicated.," 24 June 2019 If Moore is convicted of the felony, he may be fined up to $100,000 and imprisoned for up to 25 years. — Jordyn Noennig, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A man has been charged with child neglect after a 5-year-old boy shot, killed himself in Milwaukee," 23 June 2019 Like Serial, though, the podcast wonders if the wrong man is imprisoned for the murder. — Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, "These Podcasts Will Satisfy Your Craving For Making A Murderer," 15 June 2019 Ahok was convicted of blasphemy and imprisoned for two years. — Margaret Scott, The New York Review of Books, "Indonesia’s New Islamist Politics," 18 Apr. 2019 Trump and Putin were scheduled to talk at the G-20 in Buenos Aires in December, but Trump canceled the meeting after Russia seized three Ukrainian ships and imprisoned 23 Ukrainian sailors, who all remain in Russian custody. — Eli Stokols, latimes.com, "‘Don’t meddle in the election,’ Trump tells Putin with a smile," 28 June 2019 Memorial to Homosexuals Persecuted Under Nazism Berlin, Germany Thousands of gay men were imprisoned in concentration camps in Nazi Germany, where many died of disease, starvation, torture, and targeted killings. — Ivan Quintanilla, National Geographic, "These monuments honor LGBTQ history around the world," 22 June 2019

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