What is the meaning of put behind bars?

Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail.
- usage: "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
- synonyms: imprison, incarcerate, lag, immure, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand

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APA	WordNet. (2010). put behind bars. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/put_behind_bars/definitions/1304794
Chicago	WordNet. 2010. "put behind bars" http://smartdefine.org/put_behind_bars/definitions/1304794 (accessed September 21, 2026).
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MLA	WordNet. "put behind bars" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/put_behind_bars/definitions/1304794>

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