imprison
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Mitsotakis, who notes the fraud began before he came to power in 2019, has vowed to imprison the "thieves" responsible and to reclaim the funds.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
In America, we don’t imprison people for violating rules that were never written.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
In the other universe, Letby is the victim of a flawed criminal justice system in which unreliable medical evidence was used to condemn and imprison an innocent woman.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025
The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 allows the president to arrest, imprison or deport immigrants from a country considered an enemy of the U.S. during wartime.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024
Pentheus ordered his guards to seize and imprison the visitors, especially the leader, “whose face is flushed with wine, a cheating sorcerer from Lydia.”
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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