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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Her family decided to leave the country after her father, a police official, was imprisoned and executed.
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Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2025
Up-and-coming comedian Nalin Yadav was imprisoned in 2021 for allegedly organizing and opening a show for a Muslim comic who was accused of telling jokes that insulted the majority Hindu faith.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
But families of three men who appear to have been deported and imprisoned in El Salvador told the Miami Herald that their relatives have no gang affiliation – and two said their relatives had never been charged with a crime in the U.S. or elsewhere.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
Furthermore, courts determine whether people have broken the law — not a president acting alone, and not immigration agents picking and choosing who gets imprisoned or deported.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
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Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2025
Up-and-coming comedian Nalin Yadav was imprisoned in 2021 for allegedly organizing and opening a show for a Muslim comic who was accused of telling jokes that insulted the majority Hindu faith.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
But families of three men who appear to have been deported and imprisoned in El Salvador told the Miami Herald that their relatives have no gang affiliation – and two said their relatives had never been charged with a crime in the U.S. or elsewhere.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
Furthermore, courts determine whether people have broken the law — not a president acting alone, and not immigration agents picking and choosing who gets imprisoned or deported.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for imprison
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“Imprison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprison. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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