imprison indefinitely

Frequency: 6.05.8 per million words

To put someone in prison for a period of time that is not fixed.

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Examples (10)

  • The dictator threatened to imprison dissidents indefinitely.
  • Human rights groups condemned the decision to imprison the activists indefinitely.
  • Under the new law, suspects can be imprisoned indefinitely without trial.
  • No one should be imprisoned indefinitely without proper legal process.
  • They were afraid the government would imprison them indefinitely.
  • The court ruled that it was illegal to imprison citizens indefinitely without charge.
  • She worried her brother might be imprisoned indefinitely by the regime.
  • The international community called for the release of those imprisoned indefinitely.
  • Such laws allow authorities to imprison individuals indefinitely on vague grounds.
  • To imprison someone indefinitely is a severe violation of their fundamental rights.