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
While visiting a memorial of those still missing or imprisoned, June has another flashback of her and Hannah at the amusement park.
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 27 May 2025
The police could not find evidence of other rapes or murders committed by Mulcahy in the eleven years since Duffy was imprisoned.
—Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Mexico sued Genaro Garcia Luna, who is imprisoned in the United States, for alleged corruption and money laundering involving dozens of public contracts.
—CBS News, 23 May 2025
The Hookers kept Colleen imprisoned in their Red Bluff, Calif. home for seven years.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 20 May 2025
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 27 May 2025
The police could not find evidence of other rapes or murders committed by Mulcahy in the eleven years since Duffy was imprisoned.
—Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Mexico sued Genaro Garcia Luna, who is imprisoned in the United States, for alleged corruption and money laundering involving dozens of public contracts.
—CBS News, 23 May 2025
The Hookers kept Colleen imprisoned in their Red Bluff, Calif. home for seven years.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprison
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Hong Kong Secretary for Security Chris Tang said in a press briefing Thursday that those who were jailed for national security offenses and freed from correctional facilities enjoy freedoms, including freedom of expression, like other residents.—
Kanis Leung,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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Two Miami-Dade County employees were jailed Wednesday on charges of stealing public artwork valued at more than $50,000 from Port Miami, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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But that plan hinges on reducing the number of people incarcerated.—
Justyna Rzewinski,
New York Daily News,
21 May 2025
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In the early predawn hours of Friday, May 16, no sheriff's deputy was assigned to the part of the jail where the escaped inmates were incarcerated, and a civilian worker monitoring the area had briefly stepped away to get food, according to the sheriff's office.—
Alex Sundby,
CBS News,
21 May 2025
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“Imprison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprison. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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