decarceration
decarceration · decarcerations
A policy of reducing the amount of imprisoned people in a given populationA policy of reducing the amount of imprisoned people in a given population.
UK/diːˌkɑː.səˈɹeɪʃən/US/diːˌkɑɹ.səˈɹeɪʃən/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A policy of reducing the amount of imprisoned people in a given population.
Origin
Modeled on incarceration, replacing the prefix with de-.Modeled on incarceration, replacing the prefix with de-.
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Forms
plural: decarcerations| Singular | decarceration |
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Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable