IMPRISON


Meaning of IMPRISON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪmprɪz(ə)n ]

( imprisons, imprisoning, imprisoned)

If someone is imprisoned , they are locked up or kept somewhere, usually in prison as a punishment for a crime or for political opposition.

The local priest was imprisoned for 18 months on charges of anti-state agitation...

Dutch colonial authorities imprisoned him for his part in the independence movement.

VERB : be V-ed , V n

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