IMPRISON Synonyms

• a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

• place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

• throw or cast away

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

• stop using

• kill gently, as with an injection

• eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food

• turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

• a large bottle with a narrow mouth

• the quantity contained in a jug

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

• stew in an earthenware jug

• the act of slowing down or falling behind

• the time between one event, process, or period and another

• one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket

• hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

• throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins

• cover with lagging to prevent heat loss

• the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)

• refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

• secure by locking

• place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail