imprison
verb
im·pris·on
im-ˈpri-zᵊn 
imprisoned; imprisoning; imprisons
: to put in or as if in prison : confine
Examples of imprison in a Sentence
He was imprisoned for murder.
He has threatened to imprison his political opponents.
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On Saturday, however, Allen's attorneys in a court filing asked the court to remove him from any suicide precautions while he is imprisoned.
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Garrett Downs, CNBC, 3 May 2026
Meanwhile, imprisoned Iranian rights lawyer and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi remained hospitalized in northwestern Iran after being transferred from prison Friday after suffering a cardiac crisis and fainting.
—Sarah El Deeb, Arkansas Online, 3 May 2026
The family and foundation of Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, who was imprisoned, say the human rights activist has been denied proper treatment and has not gotten better since being transferred from prison to a hospital.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
On November 7, 2005, Alberto Fujimori was arrested by Interpol in Chile after attempting to reenter Peruvian politics; he was later extradited to Peru, where he was tried and imprisoned.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May 2026
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Garrett Downs, CNBC, 3 May 2026
Meanwhile, imprisoned Iranian rights lawyer and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi remained hospitalized in northwestern Iran after being transferred from prison Friday after suffering a cardiac crisis and fainting.
—Sarah El Deeb, Arkansas Online, 3 May 2026
The family and foundation of Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, who was imprisoned, say the human rights activist has been denied proper treatment and has not gotten better since being transferred from prison to a hospital.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
On November 7, 2005, Alberto Fujimori was arrested by Interpol in Chile after attempting to reenter Peruvian politics; he was later extradited to Peru, where he was tried and imprisoned.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May 2026
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“Imprison.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imprison. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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imprison
verb
im·pris·on
im-ˈpriz-ᵊn
imprisoned; imprisoning
-ˈpriz-(ə-)niŋ
: to put in or as if in prison
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