indefinitely imprison

Frequency: 5.00.6 per million words

To put someone in prison for an unknown or unlimited period of time.

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  • The dictator sought to imprison political opponents indefinitely without trial.
  • Human rights organizations condemned the decision to imprison activists indefinitely.
  • Under the new law, individuals deemed a threat could be imprisoned indefinitely.
  • Critics argue that the state should not have the power to imprison citizens indefinitely.
  • His legal team fought to prevent the court from ordering him imprisoned indefinitely.
  • The government's policy allowed them to imprison alleged terrorists indefinitely.
  • Many fear the erosion of civil liberties if authorities can imprison people indefinitely.
  • To imprison someone indefinitely goes against fundamental principles of justice.
  • There are ongoing debates about the ethics of whether a state can imprison an individual indefinitely.
  • The judge had the authority to imprison the dangerous offender indefinitely for public safety.