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Reimprison

Reimprison \Re`im*pris"on\ (-pr?z'n), v. t. To imprison again.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
reimprison

also re-imprison, 1610s, from re- + imprison. Related: Re-imprisoned; re-imprisoning.

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reimprison

vb. (context transitive English) To imprison again.

Usage examples of "reimprison".

They would regain control of the weapon and, if they did not shoot him outright, reimprison him, doubtless in such a way that Pip could not free him as she had previously.

Armijo boarded up the shed door, caught and reimprisoned the goat, strung two barbed wire strands above the chicken wire, and released the goat again.

The misery of those being reimprisoned must be beyond measure, he knew.

Cursing and squirming, he was reimprisoned, and after making certain the kitchen door was shut tight, Rachel followed Adam to the workroom.