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
City Councilmember Mitchell Englander resigned his post and was later imprisoned in 2021, convicted of obstructing an FBI investigation into his acceptance of lavish gifts in Las Vegas from a businessman who sought favors from him.
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Daily News, 29 Jan. 2026
Yoon himself, as a prosecutor, helped bring down former President Park Geun-hye, who was imprisoned for corruption and abuse of power.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 28 Jan. 2026
If draftees declined to serve, they could be imprisoned.
—Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
They were particularly incensed she was being freed while Paul Whelan, a Marine veteran also imprisoned at the time, was not, even though as the film makes clear, Griner went out of her way in her letter to Biden from prison to ask for Whelan’s and others’ release too.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
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Daily News, 29 Jan. 2026
Yoon himself, as a prosecutor, helped bring down former President Park Geun-hye, who was imprisoned for corruption and abuse of power.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 28 Jan. 2026
If draftees declined to serve, they could be imprisoned.
—Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
They were particularly incensed she was being freed while Paul Whelan, a Marine veteran also imprisoned at the time, was not, even though as the film makes clear, Griner went out of her way in her letter to Biden from prison to ask for Whelan’s and others’ release too.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprison
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He was jailed in Nevada City, the seat of Nevada County about an hour’s drive from Truckee on the other side of a 7,000-foot mountain pass.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Andrés Velásquez didn't stick around to become one more government critic jailed after Venezuela's 2024 presidential election.—
EGINA GARCIA CANO,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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Immersion Fellowship for their work with women incarcerated in county jails.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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While incarcerated, that previous operator had more than 460 calls with Solomon in the past year alone, the report said.—
Sasha Pezenik,
ABC News,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Imprison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprison. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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