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
Some of his family members were imprisoned in the past for their political views.
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Sara Monetta, NBC news, 19 June 2025
The most recent prisoner exchange of five Americans imprisoned in Iran for five Iranians detained in the U.S. occurred in September 2023.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
It was focused on feeding the poor, taking care of the sick and elderly, and feeding those imprisoned in York Castle, and was self-sufficient until the rise of the Reformation movement.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
More than 200 Venezuelan nationals accused of gang affiliations were transferred to El Salvador, where they were imprisoned in the country's high-security mega-prison.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
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Sara Monetta, NBC news, 19 June 2025
The most recent prisoner exchange of five Americans imprisoned in Iran for five Iranians detained in the U.S. occurred in September 2023.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
It was focused on feeding the poor, taking care of the sick and elderly, and feeding those imprisoned in York Castle, and was self-sufficient until the rise of the Reformation movement.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
More than 200 Venezuelan nationals accused of gang affiliations were transferred to El Salvador, where they were imprisoned in the country's high-security mega-prison.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
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According to Collin County records, he was jailed and released.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 July 2025
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Maxwell was jailed for 20 years in June 2022 following a one month trial concluding in December 2021.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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But Alexander denied Echols' request in June 2022, saying Arkansas Act 1780 of 2001 only allows incarcerated people the opportunity to seek new evidence testing.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
27 June 2025
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Max Ludwig Nansen, a Fictional Painter Turned Martyr Set in Germany in the 1950s, the novel is told through the eyes of Siggi, a young man incarcerated in a prison for delinquent youths.—
Ombline Damy,
JSTOR Daily,
26 June 2025
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“Imprison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprison. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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