Imprison and Lock

Imprison

Imprison verb - To put in or as if in prison.

Usage example: in this society, we try to imprison criminals so that they can't do any more harm

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Lock and imprison are semantically related in free topic. In some cases you can use "Lock" instead a verb "Imprison".

Nearby Words: imprisonment, imprisoning

Lock verb - Fasten with a lock.

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Imprison and lock are semantically related in free topic. Sometimes you can use "Imprison" instead a verb "Lock".

Nearby Words: locked, lockup, locker, locket, lockout

man	imprison man	lock man
woman	imprison woman	lock woman
world	imprison world	lock world
doctor	imprison doctor	lock doctor
Other words: everyone, women, friends, enemies.

Irony: The Movement imprison two Dirty Cops in a factory that was previously used to lock up innocent workers.

Source: Comic Book / The Movement
Kick Them While They Are Down: Central 46 have Ichigo ambushed, arrest him and lock him in chains and imprison him when he's too injured from torture and his fight with Aizen to resist.

Source: Fan Fic / Swinging Pendulum

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