put behind bars

VERB
15 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P

put behind bars is a valid 15-letter word worth 23 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3U1T1B3E1H4I1N1D2B3A1R1S1
3 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =23 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 46TRIPLE WORD → 69
MEANING

What does put behind bars mean?

VERB · 1 SENSE
1

Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail.