put behind bars English

Meaning put behind bars meaning

What does put behind bars mean?

put behind bars

— verb (= imprison, incarcerate, jail, gaol) 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

Synonyms put behind bars synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as put behind bars?

put behind bars English » English

remand

put away

lag

jug

jail

incarcerate

imprison

immure

gaol

lock up

confine

Topics put behind bars topics

What do people use put behind bars to talk about?

Social behavior Government Government functions Police

Arrest

• What do the police do to a criminal?
  arraign book lock up imprison put behind bars handcuff chain