carceral

Adjective

Meaning

Belonging to a prison.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

oppressive captivating restrictive confining enclosed claustrophobic prisonlike capturing incarcerative carcerate carcerous like a prison

Related terms

incarceration incarcerate disincarcerate carcerate decarcerate decarceration

Examples

But we must echo the recommendation of incarcerated contributors to the Dialogue on the Canadian Carceral State to reduce and eventually eliminate the use of the inhumane practice of imprisonment altogether. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

carcel carcel lamp carcelage carcerally carcerand carcerate