imprisoning

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The demonstration was a protest against the policy of internment – imprisoning people without trial – which had been put in place following three years of violence.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

Retired tech titans and social media luminaries can no more control the development of AI by banning it than the Catholic Church could undo the fact that Earth revolves around the sun by imprisoning Galileo.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

"Excuse me, that's incorrect. Habeas corpus is the legal principle that requires that the government provide a public reason for detaining and imprisoning people," Hassan said.

From Salon • May 20, 2025

Before imprisoning people, including noncitizens, the government is required under the Constitution to charge the defendants with a crime and to prove their guilt in a jury trial, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025

The badger then upended the basket, imprisoning the maddened sparrow beneath it.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques