imprison
verb
im·pris·on
im-ˈpri-zᵊn 
imprisoned; imprisoning; imprisons
: to put in or as if in prison : confine
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He was imprisoned for murder.
He has threatened to imprison his political opponents.
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The decision marks another significant setback for Khan, who has been imprisoned since 2023.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Mediators said Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause the fighting in Gaza starting Sunday after 15 months of war and to begin exchanging dozens of hostages held there for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
—Joseph Krauss, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Zuckerberg — who Trump once threatened to imprison for life — has reset Meta by scrapping social media fact-checkers and restrictions ondenigrating LGBTQ people, immigrants, and women.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
Officials from Qatar, Egypt, Israel and the United States had met in Paris to work out the details, which included the release of some Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, the source said at the time.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Mediators said Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause the fighting in Gaza starting Sunday after 15 months of war and to begin exchanging dozens of hostages held there for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
—Joseph Krauss, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Zuckerberg — who Trump once threatened to imprison for life — has reset Meta by scrapping social media fact-checkers and restrictions ondenigrating LGBTQ people, immigrants, and women.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
Officials from Qatar, Egypt, Israel and the United States had met in Paris to work out the details, which included the release of some Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, the source said at the time.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Imprison.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imprison. Accessed 20 Jan. 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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