Jail
Jail verb - To put in or as if in prison.
Usage example: threatened to jail the punks if they so much as jaywalked
Seize
Seize verb - To take or keep under one's control by authority of law.
Usage example: seized the leaders of one of the city's major drug rings
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| times | jail times | seize times |
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