incarcerated

CEFRC1

/ˌɪˈnkɑrsəˌreɪtɪd/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Kept in prison.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of incarcerate

Examples

  • Dan was incarcerated for illegal weapons possession.

  • Dominique Strauss-Kahn is incarcerated in prison on Rikers Island.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
2

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In context

  • Mennad took car of Baya's affairs while she was incarcerated.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The judge ordered the criminal to be blank in a maximum-security prison for ten years.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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