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Definition of Put behind bars
1. Verb. Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail. "They want to put behind bars the prisoners "; "The murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
Exact synonyms: Gaol, Immure, Imprison, Incarcerate, Jail, Jug, Lag, Put Away, Remand
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Generic synonyms: Confine, Detain
Derivative terms: Gaol, Gaoler, Immurement, Imprisonment, Imprisonment, Incarceration, Jail, Jailer, Jailor, Remand
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Generic synonyms: Confine, Detain
Derivative terms: Gaol, Gaoler, Immurement, Imprisonment, Imprisonment, Incarceration, Jail, Jailer, Jailor, Remand