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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In 2019, 71 artists were imprisoned in 16 countries — including 14 sentenced to prison in Spain, more than any other country recorded that year.
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Laura Zornosa, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2025
Most recently, Jerry was imprisoned for his many crimes against the citizens of Port Charles.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
To help execute his plan (and ward off the collective power of the Avengers), Ultron gives himself a body (and a few drone backups) and recruits imprisoned superhuman twins Pietro (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen).
—Will Harris, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Ross turns himself in for his crime and is imprisoned on The Raft, a floating maximum-security prison.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
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Laura Zornosa, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2025
Most recently, Jerry was imprisoned for his many crimes against the citizens of Port Charles.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
To help execute his plan (and ward off the collective power of the Avengers), Ultron gives himself a body (and a few drone backups) and recruits imprisoned superhuman twins Pietro (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen).
—Will Harris, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Ross turns himself in for his crime and is imprisoned on The Raft, a floating maximum-security prison.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Imprison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprison. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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