Incarceration Meaning
/ɪŋˌkɑː(ɹ)səˈɹeɪʃən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.
nounA strangulation, as in a hernia.
Sentence Examples
The U.S. incarceration rate is the highest in the world.
Yanni was trapped in a circle of addiction and incarceration.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The long period of ____ in a small cell caused him severe mental distress.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The report discusses the effects of long-term ____ on the mental health of former inmates.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Medieval Latin incarcerātiōbor. English incarceration Borrowed from Medieval Latin incarcerātiō, equivalent to incarcerate + -ion.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Perpetrated over time, better walk the narrow line / Never challenge what we say / In the darkness of our mind, never thought we'd be so blind / Let the nightmare get away / Isolation cannot be / The best, the best that we can do / Build a cage full of rage, inner demons call your name / Suicide, your only friend / Extermination of ourselves, mass incarceration / Termination of ourselves, mass incarcerate / In the cage, in the cage / You will remain"
— 2020 February 7, “Isolation”, in Derrick Green (lyrics), Quadra, performed by Sepultura:
"[…]Syria reemerged indirectly, through Turkey's incarceration of Pastor Andrew Brunson."
— 2020 June 23, John Bolton, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 183:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The long period of ____ in a small cell caused him severe mental distress.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The report discusses the effects of long-term ____ on the mental health of former inmates.