incarceration
The act of confining, or the state of being confinedThe act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.
» Yanni was trapped in a circle of addiction and incarceration.
Meaning
3 senses(US, countable, uncountable)The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.
Einkerkerung
лише́ние свобо́дыlišénije svobódy, заключе́ниеzaključénije
ув'язненняuvʺjaznennja, позба́влення во́ліpozbávlennja vóli
the state of being imprisoned
(countable, dated, uncountable)A strangulation, as in a hernia.
(countable, uncountable)A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation.
Examples
2 sentencesYanni was trapped in a circle of addiction and incarceration.
The U.S. incarceration rate is the highest in the world.
deDie Gefängnisrate der USA ist die höchste der Welt.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Medieval Latin incarcerātiō, equivalent to incarcerate + -ion.Borrowed from Medieval Latin incarcerātiō, equivalent to incarcerate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: incarcerations| Singular | incarceration |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- the state of being imprisoned:captivityimprisonmentimmurement
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable