incarceration

CEFRC1

/ɪŋˌkɑː(ɹ)səˈɹeɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The state of being kept in prison.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • The U.S. incarceration rate is the highest in the world.

  • Yanni was trapped in a circle of addiction and incarceration.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A strangulation, as in a hernia.

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

More examples

In context

  • […]Syria reemerged indirectly, through Turkey's incarceration of Pastor Andrew Brunson.

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The long period of blank in a small cell caused him severe mental distress.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Medieval Latin incarcerātiō, equivalent to incarcerate + -ion.