Dictionary entryCEFR B2verb

imprison

IPA pronunciation: /ɪmˈprɪzn/

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Russian meaning

заключать в тюрьму

English definition

To put someone in prison or confine them.

Example

The criminal was imprisoned for ten years.

Collocations

imprison someone
imprisoned for life
unjustly imprisoned
imprison in a cell

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