Synonyms for put behind bars
put be·hind bars

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1. imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remandverb

   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:
   throw out, toss out, discard, put to sleep, immure, jug, tuck away, jail, toss away, lock, cast away, remand, lock up, remit, shut up, send back, cast aside, fall back, dawdle, dispose, imprison, fall behind, put aside, shut away, cast out, chuck out, toss, throw away, gaol, fling, lock in, lock away, tuck in, lag, put away, incarcerate

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1. • Confine
   • Law

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1. Jamal Daoud:

   We thought a lot of the radical Islamic centers would be closed, well-known extremists would be rounded up and put behind bars, it's all talk.

2. Officer Erika Johnson:

   Just to think that this helpless dog went through so much at the hands of some monster, i think that anybody that’s capable of committing a crime like this needs to be put behind bars.

3. Actor Antonio Sabato:

   Promoting hate and division and actually attacking the administration or anybody who's involved with this administration. That's unheard-of. She should be put behind bars and throw away the key.