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Definition of Imprison
1. Verb. Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail. "They want to imprison the prisoners "; "The murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
Exact synonyms: Gaol, Immure, Incarcerate, Jail, Jug, Lag, Put Away, Put Behind Bars, 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
2. Verb. Confine as if in a prison. "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone"
Definition of Imprison
1. v. t. To put in prison or jail; To arrest and detain in custody; to confine.
Definition of Imprison
1. to confine [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: confine
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