imprison

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He was imprisoned amid tough security, under the so-called 41bis regime, an article of the Italian criminal code introduced after the two judges were killed.

From BBC

They feel imprisoned "like a bird whose wings have been torn off" but struggle on, defiant in their own way.

From Barron's

"It Was Just an Accident," by Iranian director Jafar Panahi, was filmed in secret and deals with a dilemma that victims of oppression sometimes face: should they take revenge or forgive those who imprisoned them?

From Barron's

But the barrister asked the chairwoman of the inquiry to consider whether it is realistic that Calocane would have been prosecuted, convicted and imprisoned at that time while he was suffering with mental illness.

From BBC

Activists say some family members of those imprisoned in the facility have gone on hunger strike to demand the release of their relatives.

From BBC