imprison
verb
im·pris·on
im-ˈpri-zᵊn 
imprisoned; imprisoning; imprisons
: to put in or as if in prison : confine
Examples of imprison in a Sentence
He was imprisoned for murder.
He has threatened to imprison his political opponents.
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President Donald Trump has launched harsh immigration actions in his first 100 days in office—detaining more people for immigration violations, allowing arrests outside schools and courthouses, and sending more than 200 Venezuelan men to be imprisoned in El Salvador.
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Brian Bennett, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
The policy saw payments go to family members of Palestinians who were imprisoned, killed or injured in connection with attacks against Israelis.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
In some parts of the world, a person may be secreted away or imprisoned by the government without any advanced notification of wrongdoing or chance to make a defense.
—Andrea Seielstad, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2025
His Justice Department charged 1,575 people in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot and imprisoned around 366.
—Carl Burdette, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2025
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Brian Bennett, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
The policy saw payments go to family members of Palestinians who were imprisoned, killed or injured in connection with attacks against Israelis.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
In some parts of the world, a person may be secreted away or imprisoned by the government without any advanced notification of wrongdoing or chance to make a defense.
—Andrea Seielstad, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2025
His Justice Department charged 1,575 people in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot and imprisoned around 366.
—Carl Burdette, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Imprison.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imprison. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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imprison
verb
im·pris·on
im-ˈpriz-ᵊn
imprisoned; imprisoning
-ˈpriz-(ə-)niŋ
: to put in or as if in prison
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