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
Alexandre Dumas’s novel of identity and revenge gets a big-budget remake with Sam Claflin starring as Edmond Dantès, a sailor wrongly imprisoned in an island fortress who, after his escape and subsequent treasure finding, plots his vengeance.
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Prominent opposition figures either fled the country or were imprisoned.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
The notes tell Valerie’s story as a lesbian actress who falls in love on a film set, only to be later imprisoned for her homosexuality.
—Matthew Huff, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
Two brothers found guilty of buying tens of millions of dollars worth of black-market HIV drugs and reselling them to numerous pharmacies in the Miami area and other locations will be imprisoned for a couple of decades.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
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Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Prominent opposition figures either fled the country or were imprisoned.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
The notes tell Valerie’s story as a lesbian actress who falls in love on a film set, only to be later imprisoned for her homosexuality.
—Matthew Huff, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
Two brothers found guilty of buying tens of millions of dollars worth of black-market HIV drugs and reselling them to numerous pharmacies in the Miami area and other locations will be imprisoned for a couple of decades.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprison
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Women are arrested for violating dress codes, protesters are jailed and economic hardship has deepened across much of the population.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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Another investigation was initiated the following year by the commission after Givens was accused of presiding over two criminal cases after she’d been recused, jailing a man in one case and revoking bond from another.—
Jane Harper,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Malaise pointed to how the number of people with behavioral health issues in the region has grown, which can hinder one’s ability to advocate for themselves while incarcerated.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Bulger blamed his sleeping issues on his participation in a LSD project while incarcerated in the Federal prison system.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Imprison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprison. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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