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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The union has largely failed to restore some semblance of stability in Myanmar, where the United Nations says more than 5,000 civilians have been killed since a 2021 coup against the democratic government led by Aung San Suu Kyi, who remains imprisoned.
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Colin Meyn, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
In that film, Raza was the leader of the terrorist group known as Ten Rings who imprisoned Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 14 Jan. 2025
The mutineers requested political asylum but instead were imprisoned by the Cambodian government.
—Roberto Loiederman, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2025
Violent rioters — prosecuted, convicted and imprisoned — somehow became patriotic martyrs.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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Colin Meyn, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
In that film, Raza was the leader of the terrorist group known as Ten Rings who imprisoned Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 14 Jan. 2025
The mutineers requested political asylum but instead were imprisoned by the Cambodian government.
—Roberto Loiederman, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2025
Violent rioters — prosecuted, convicted and imprisoned — somehow became patriotic martyrs.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Imprison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprison. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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