to reimprison

1 7.9

To put someone back in prison after they are released or escape

verb
/ˌriːɪmˈprɪzən/

: reencarcelar

After several months of good behavior, he was shocked to find out that he might be reimprisoned for violating parole.

Examples

The court decided to reimprison him for violating his parole.
If a prisoner escapes and is caught, the police will reimprison them immediately.
After violating his parole, the court decided to reimprison the offender for another year.
The authorities had no choice but to reimprison the suspect after he attempted to flee the country.
After his escape, the authorities reimprisoned the suspect quickly.
The authorities decided to reimprison the escaped convict once they found him hiding in a nearby town.
Many advocates argued that it's cruel to reimprison individuals for minor infractions after their release.

Synonyms

to jail

vsto reimprison

8 2.1

To put someone in prison as punishment

returns someone to custody after they were released or escaped

Antonyms

release

282 1.8

An act of letting someone or something go free from being held

How Severe

to reimprison

1 7.9

to incarcerate

Formal

90 8.4

to detain

Formal

197 5.9

Surface Forms

reimprison infinitive

reimprisoned past

reimprisoned past participle

reimprisoning present participle

reimprisons third person singular

Morphology

reimprison = imprison (transparent) = re + im + prison

Adding 're-' to 'imprison' straightforwardly gives the meaning 'imprison again' or 'put back in prison'.

Etymology

Reimprison breaks into re- 'again' and imprison 'to put someone in prison', so it means to put a person back in prison after they have been released or escaped.