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
For his work as an activist and philanthropist, Osman Kavala has been unjustly imprisoned in Turkey for seven and a half years.
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Aryeh Neier, The New York Review of Books, 3 July 2025
The complaint claims that the Cincinnati police and the Hamilton County Justice Center violated Hinton's due process rights, used excessive force, conspired to interfere with his civil rights and falsely imprisoned him.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
He was imprisoned in the Dachau and Buchenwald concentration camps.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
Olsson initiated the robbery and kidnappings alone, but then demanded that police bring him his friend Olofsson, who at the time was imprisoned for an unrelated crime.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 28 June 2025
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Aryeh Neier, The New York Review of Books, 3 July 2025
The complaint claims that the Cincinnati police and the Hamilton County Justice Center violated Hinton's due process rights, used excessive force, conspired to interfere with his civil rights and falsely imprisoned him.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
He was imprisoned in the Dachau and Buchenwald concentration camps.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
Olsson initiated the robbery and kidnappings alone, but then demanded that police bring him his friend Olofsson, who at the time was imprisoned for an unrelated crime.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 28 June 2025
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According to Collin County records, he was jailed and released.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 July 2025
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Maxwell was jailed for 20 years in June 2022 following a one month trial concluding in December 2021.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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The young boy had been incarcerated all alone and sent to Manzanar.—
Tracy Slater
July 10,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
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Montague was arrested on June 30 in an apartment building associated with a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting individuals re-entering society after being incarcerated.—
Andrew Stanton
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
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“Imprison.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprison. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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