The court's decision to imprison the fraudster sent a clear signal that financial crimes would not be tolerated.
法院决定监禁这名诈骗犯，发出了金融犯罪不会被容忍的明确信号。
Which choice best defines “imprison”?
C — To put someone in prison. “imprison” means to put someone in prison.
Which word means “to put someone in prison”?
C — imprison. “imprison” means to put someone in prison.
imprison — to put someone in prison. In Chinese: 监禁.
imprison is pronounced /ɪmˈprɪzən/.
The court's decision to imprison the fraudster sent a clear signal that financial crimes would not be tolerated. (法院决定监禁这名诈骗犯，发出了金融犯罪不会被容忍的明确信号。)
incarcerate, confine, jail — all close in meaning to imprison (to put someone in prison).
release, free — each the opposite of imprison (to put someone in prison).
Yes. imprison is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.