incarceration

Noun

Meaning

The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.

Formerly, strangulation, as in hernia.

A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

imprisonment captivity immurement mitt entombment time lockup durance holding prison sentence slavery penalty arrest punishment
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Antonyms

liberty deliverance amnesty release emancipation decision
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Hypernyms

confinement

Hyponyms

durance internment life imprisonment

Related terms

incarcerate

Phrases with the word

solitary incarceration

Examples

he was held in captivity until he died Source: Internet

the imprisonment of captured soldiers Source: Internet

his ignominious incarceration in the local jail Source: Internet

he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon Source: Internet

According to Brank’s Twitter feed, he’s planning on making a return to gay adult films as soon as he’s free, but even assuming that plan is successful, getting back on one’s feet after incarceration is no small task. Source: Internet

According to the “Ten Commandments” of Black Lives Matter Utah that Scott posted online, that includes loving “your Black skin and the Black skin of others,” and working every day “to end police brutality” and “the system of mass incarceration.” Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

incar incarcerable incarcerate incarcerative incarcerator incarceree