Give one time for transgression (8)

I believe the answer is:

imprison

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'give' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with social activities as well as being verbs in their base form.
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(Other definitions for imprison that I've seen before include "Put behind bars" , "shut up" , "Send down" , "Put in jail" , "Detain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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