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
The Painted Hall is the same spot where Mary, Queen of Scots was imprisoned after being deposed by her cousin Queen Elizabeth I in 1567.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Tommy Thompson, a research scientist who was imprisoned for a decade after refusing to disclose where an 1800s shipwreck's gold coins were being stored, was released, according to federal Bureau of Prisons records.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026
At 15, a Czech citizen and Jewish, he was imprisoned by the Nazis and survived a death camp march from Auschwitz.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Some were imprisoned near the Madison family plantation at Montpelier.
—Corey D. B. Walker, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Tommy Thompson, a research scientist who was imprisoned for a decade after refusing to disclose where an 1800s shipwreck's gold coins were being stored, was released, according to federal Bureau of Prisons records.
—Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026
At 15, a Czech citizen and Jewish, he was imprisoned by the Nazis and survived a death camp march from Auschwitz.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Some were imprisoned near the Madison family plantation at Montpelier.
—Corey D. B. Walker, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprison
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Gabrielsen and Frederick remain jailed in Moffat County, according to MCSO Sheriff Chip McIntyre.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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His father was jailed twice as a political prisoner in Cuba, once for 16 days in 1961 and for 72 days in 1966.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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Carmen Mejia, who was declared innocent after spending more than 20 years behind bars for a wrongful conviction in a child's death in Texas, faces deportation to her native Honduras because her immigration status lapsed while she was incarcerated, her attorneys said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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According to the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office, Green was convicted in 2022 and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison and is incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison.—
Theresa Clift,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Imprison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprison. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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