put behind bars

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put behind bars - lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, remand, put away

law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

detain, confine - deprive of freedom; take into confinement

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confine detain gaol immure imprison incarcerate jail jug lag lock put put away remand			At Liverpool County Court, Paul Burns, prosecuting on behalf of Riverside Housing Association, told His Honour Judge Graham Platts that Janette Mercer had failed to pay rent since being put behind bars in April and had accumulated more than pounds 2,000 in arrears. Killer's mother fights eviction by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Byline: Ron Warrilow A THIRTY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD Black Country woman who took part in sexual "fun and games" with a vulnerable schoolboy while being filmed by her former boyfriend has been put behind bars for a year. Jail for boy sex shame by Birmingham Mail (England) A MAN who had a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old girl has been put behind bars. MAN JAILED FOR SEX WITH GIRL AGED 13 by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)			Puss in the corner puss moth pussley pussly pussy pussy willow pussy's-paw pussy-paw pussy-paws pussycat pussyfoot pussytoes pustulant pustular pustulate pustulation pustule Pustulous put put about put across put and call put aside put away put back put behind bars put by Put case put differently put down put forth put forward put in put off put on put on airs put on the line put on to put one across put one over put option put out put out feelers put over put paid to put right put through put through the hoop put to death put to sleep put to work			put away put away put away put back put back put back put back put back put back into put back into put back into put back into put back into service put back the clock put back the clock put back the clock put back the clock put back up put back up put back up put back up put back up put balls on put before put before put behind put behind put behind put behind put behind put behind bars put behind one put beside put best foot forward put best foot forward put best foot forward put best foot forward put best foot forward put best foot forward put beyond the protection of the law Put bond Put Bonds put by put by put by put by put by Put Call Futures Parity Put Call Parity Put Call Ratio Put Call Ratios put cards on the table put cards on the table put cards on the table put cards on the table Put case put close together put dibs on put differently put down put down

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