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单词 incarceration
释义

incarceration

noun

in·​car·​cer·​a·​tion (ˌ)in-ˌkär-sə-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce incarceration (audio)
plural incarcerations
: confinement in a jail or prison : the act of imprisoning someone or the state of being imprisoned
Despite the drop in crime in past decades, rates of arrest and incarceration in New York City have not gone down. Robin Steinberg
To this day, the Supreme Court has not overruled its infamous Korematsu opinion of 1944, which validated our mass incarceration in deference to national security. George Takei

Synonyms

  • captivity
  • confinement
  • immurement
  • impoundment
  • imprisonment
  • internment
  • prison
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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1540, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

incarceration

noun

in·​car·​cer·​a·​tion in-ˌkär-sə-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce incarceration (audio)
1
: a confining or state of being confined
2
: abnormal retention or confinement of a body part
specifically : a constriction of the neck of a hernial sac so that the hernial contents become irreducible

incarceration

noun

1
as in captivity
the act of confining or the state of being confined he was bored and frustrated by his incarceration in the quarantine

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • captivity
  • internment
  • imprisonment
  • prison
  • confinement
  • impoundment
  • servitude
  • enslavement
  • bondage
  • custody
  • immurement
  • arrest
  • detention
  • capture
  • restriction
  • entrapment
  • restraint
  • detainment
  • detainer
  • house arrest

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • liberation
  • redemption
  • release
  • emancipation
  • freedom
  • manumission
  • liberty
  • independence
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2
as in imprisonment
the state of being held in lawful custody sentenced to six months of incarceration for dealing in narcotics

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • imprisonment
  • detention
  • captivity
  • confinement
  • internment
  • detainment
  • detainer
  • arrest
  • immurement
  • hold
  • seizure
  • collar
  • capture
  • apprehension
  • entrapment
  • arrestment
  • restraint
  • bust
  • pinch
  • enchainment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • discharge
  • release
  • freedom
  • liberation
  • emancipation
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