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English verb: put behind bars

1. put behind bars (social) lock up or confine, in or as in a jail


SamplesThe suspects were imprisoned without trial.
The murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life.


ExamplesThey want to put behind bars the prisoners


Synonymsgaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put away, remand


Pattern of useSomebody ----s somebody


Broader (hypernym)confine, detain


Domain categoryjurisprudence, law









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