keep sb in jail
Frequency: 6.57.0 per million words
To prevent someone from being released from jail.
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Examples (10)
- The judge decided to keep the suspect in jail until the trial date.
- Despite appeals, authorities chose to keep him in jail due to public safety concerns.
- They tried every legal avenue to keep her in jail, fearing she might flee the country.
- The new law allows the state to keep certain offenders in jail indefinitely.
- It's inhumane to keep innocent people in jail without proper evidence.
- The prosecutor argued forcefully to keep the defendant in jail given the severity of the crime.
- Many activists fought to release him, but the system continued to keep him in jail.
- For years, they managed to keep the political prisoner in jail without charges.
- Public opinion heavily influenced the decision to keep the convicted criminal in jail.
- Even after serving his sentence, they found reasons to keep him in jail.