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
Human rights organizations have been ringing the alarm for years on the Saudi government imprisoning human rights advocates, including Waleed Abu al-Khair, who is currently serving a 15-year sentence.
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Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
Bukele’s administration asked for the return to El Salvador of some of the MS-13 gang leaders who had been arrested in Mexico and imprisoned in the United States.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
Reports suggest that in some cases, the prisoners are still alive when their organs are removed, and some of them may be imprisoned merely as a pretense to securing their organs.
—Cory Franklin, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
Fonzi’s second directorial outing tells the gripping story of Julieta, a young woman imprisoned after suffering a miscarriage, and Soledad Deza (portrayed by Fonzi herself), the courageous lawyer who dares to fight for justice in this deeply controversial and high-stakes case.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
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Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
Bukele’s administration asked for the return to El Salvador of some of the MS-13 gang leaders who had been arrested in Mexico and imprisoned in the United States.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
Reports suggest that in some cases, the prisoners are still alive when their organs are removed, and some of them may be imprisoned merely as a pretense to securing their organs.
—Cory Franklin, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
Fonzi’s second directorial outing tells the gripping story of Julieta, a young woman imprisoned after suffering a miscarriage, and Soledad Deza (portrayed by Fonzi herself), the courageous lawyer who dares to fight for justice in this deeply controversial and high-stakes case.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprison
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Over the years, Panahi has been twice jailed in Iran and forbidden to film.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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After further protests, in 1950, he was jailed again.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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He is incarcerated in the El Dorado Correctional Facility in El Dorado, Kansas, serving 10 consecutive life sentences.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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She was found guilty in 1987 of Kelly’s first-degree murder and received two life sentences, becoming the youngest female ever incarcerated in the state’s prisons.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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