In prison and Locked up

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Locked up and in prison are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Locked up" instead the phrase "In prison" as an adjective or an adverb.

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In prison and locked up are semantically related. You can use "In prison" instead the word "Locked up" as an adjective or an adverb.

The film notes (accurately) that if you are declared insane, you can be kept locked up for life, even for a crime that would only entail a few years in prison.

Source: Insanity Defense
German movie Locked Up features the main character meeting and falling in love with the "American" Mike while in prison.

Source: Fake American / Film
Killian is sentenced to life in prison, spending 70 years locked up.

Source: Cruel Mercy

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Locked up and In prison. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/in_prison/locked_up

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