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
Their leader, English mariner Martin Frobisher, had spent most of his life at sea (or imprisoned because of it).
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
Earlier this month, Liu shared a post calling for the release of Palestinian political leader Marwan Barghouti, who was imprisoned by Israel in 2002.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 May 2026
Gilbert, now imprisoned at Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate New York, appeared gaunt and withdrawn during the interview, at times mumbling short responses before abruptly cutting the conversation short.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
He was imprisoned for three years in 2001 for activism and arrested again in May 2014 for participating in another memorial for Tiananmen Square victims, according to Amnesty International.
—Yoonjung Seo, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
Earlier this month, Liu shared a post calling for the release of Palestinian political leader Marwan Barghouti, who was imprisoned by Israel in 2002.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 May 2026
Gilbert, now imprisoned at Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate New York, appeared gaunt and withdrawn during the interview, at times mumbling short responses before abruptly cutting the conversation short.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
He was imprisoned for three years in 2001 for activism and arrested again in May 2014 for participating in another memorial for Tiananmen Square victims, according to Amnesty International.
—Yoonjung Seo, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
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Jail records show that Henjum remains jailed at the Paul Rein Detention Facility as of Friday on 10 charges related to possession of child pornography.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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Kepner’s parents have voiced their outrage that Hudson is not jailed pending his trial.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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Messina Denaro continued to receive cancer treatment while incarcerated at L'Aquila, but he was later moved to hospital in August that year, under heavy security.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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On May 13, investigators with Dallas police traveled to Beeville, Texas, where Holloway is incarcerated, to get a DNA sample and interrogate him.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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“Imprison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprison. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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