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imprison
verb(im-pris-on)
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
Synonyms: gaol, immure, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand,
Examples:
The suspects were imprisoned without trial.
imprison
verb(im-pris-on)
confine as if in a prison
Examples:
His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone.

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