behind bars (Meaning)
behind bars
to keep out, to confine or shut in by or as if by bars (see bar entry 1 sense 1a), the profession of barrister or lawyer, a plea or objection that effects such destruction, an authority or tribunal that hands down judgment, standard, measure, a usually rigid piece (as of wood or metal) longer than it is wide that is used as a handle or support, a submerged or partly submerged bank (as of sand) along a shore or in a river often obstructing navigation, to prevent (a party) from bringing a claim or action, a vertical line across the musical staff before the initial measure accent (see accent entry 1 sense 5), something that obstructs or prevents passage, progress, or action, the test that a person must pass in order to become eligible to work as a lawyer, a unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals, a straight stripe, band, or line much longer than it is wide, a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks and sometimes food are served, a handrail used by ballet dancers to maintain balance while exercising, to mark with straight stripes, bands, or lines that are much longer than they are wide, a particular system of courts, court, tribunal, a solid piece or block of material that is longer than it is wide, the railing in a courtroom that encloses the place about the judge where prisoners are stationed or where the business of the court is transacted in civil cases, to fasten with a long, narrow piece of wood, metal, or other material, the destruction of an action (see action sense 5) or claim, a strip along the edge of a computer window that contains commonly used options or icons, a lace and embroidery joining covered with buttonhole stitch for connecting various parts of the pattern in needlepoint lace and cutwork, except, one of two or more horizontal stripes on a heraldic shield, to place bars across to prevent ingress or egress, prevent, forbid, a counter at which food or especially alcoholic beverages are served, shop sense 2b, a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening), a metal or embroidered strip worn on a usually military uniform especially to indicate rank (as of a company officer) or service (see service entry 1 sense 6b), to put forth legal objection to (something, such as a claim or action), an intangible or nonphysical impediment, to set aside, the barrier in the English Inns of Court that formerly separated the seats of the benchers or readers (see reader sense 2) from the body of the hall occupied by the students, the whole body of barristers or lawyers qualified to practice in the courts of any jurisdiction
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behind bars Sentence Examples
- The hardened criminal spent decades behind bars for his heinous crimes.
- The notorious bank robber languished behind bars, his dreams of freedom fading with each passing day.
- The prison's imposing walls cast long shadows, a constant reminder of the confinement behind bars.
- The inmate's family yearned for his release, their hearts aching at the thought of him being behind bars.
- The judge sentenced the unrepentant killer to life behind bars, ensuring he would never pose a threat to society again.
- The former politician's reputation was shattered as he was led behind bars for corruption and embezzlement.
- The prison library offered a glimmer of hope to those behind bars, providing them with solace and education.
- The prison guards patrolled the rows of cells diligently, maintaining order and preventing escape attempts for those behind bars.
- The solitary confinement cell was a dark and desolate place, a cruel punishment for those considered too dangerous to be with others behind bars.
- The warden announced a lockdown, confining all inmates behind bars to their cells until the situation could be resolved.
FAQs About the word behind bars
to keep out, to confine or shut in by or as if by bars (see bar entry 1 sense 1a), the profession of barrister or lawyer, a plea or objection that effects such
captive, incarcerated, jailed, arrested,imprisoned, captured, confined, interned, apprehended, kidnaped
free, unrestrained, liberated, delivered,released, freed, paroled, enfranchised, emancipated,unconfined
The hardened criminal spent decades behind bars for his heinous crimes.
The notorious bank robber languished behind bars, his dreams of freedom fading with each passing day.
The prison's imposing walls cast long shadows, a constant reminder of the confinement behind bars.
The inmate's family yearned for his release, their hearts aching at the thought of him being behind bars.
