imprison

imprison
verb
ADVERB
falsely, unjustly, wrongfully, wrongly

We work on behalf of people who have been wrongly imprisoned.

briefly
indefinitely
virtually

Her fear virtually imprisoned her in her home.

PREPOSITION
for

He was imprisoned for debt.

in

He was imprisoned in a dungeon.

Imprison is used with these nouns as the object: ↑dissident

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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  • imprison — im·pris·on vt: to confine in prison esp. as punishment for a crime compare false imprisonment im·pris·on·ment n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

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  • Imprison — Im*pris on, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imprisoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imprisoning}.] [OE. enprisonen, OF. enprisoner, F. emprisonner; pref. en (L. in) + F. & OF. prison. See {Prison}.] 1. To put in prison or jail; To arrest and detain in custody; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • imprison — (v.) c.1300, from O.Fr. emprisoner (12c.), from em in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + prison (see PRISON (Cf. prison)). Related: Imprisoned; imprisoning …   Etymology dictionary

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  • imprison — ► VERB ▪ put or keep in prison. DERIVATIVES imprisonment noun …   English terms dictionary

  • imprison — [im priz′ən] vt. 1. to put or keep in prison; jail 2. to restrict, limit, or confine in any way imprisonment n …   English World dictionary

  • imprison — UK [ɪmˈprɪz(ə)n] / US verb [transitive, usually passive] Word forms imprison : present tense I/you/we/they imprison he/she/it imprisons present participle imprisoning past tense imprisoned past participle imprisoned 1) a) to put someone in a… …   English dictionary

  • imprison — 01. Human rights activists in that country are routinely [imprisoned] by the government. 02. The father of a young Australian man [imprisoned] in Thailand has pleaded with the Ambassador to work on his son s behalf. 03. The human rights… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • imprison — verb we expect to imprison another two dozen individuals by the end of this month alone Syn: incarcerate, send to prison, jail, lock up, put away, intern, detain, hold prisoner, hold captive; confine, shut up, cage; informal put behind bars Ant:… …   Thesaurus of popular words

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