Carceral

Quick meaning: Carceral is an adjective meaning (formal or literary) Of or pertaining to imprisonment or a prison.

Meaning

(formal or literary) Of or pertaining to imprisonment or a prison.

Example Sentences

This moon-calf of the imagination binds your reason, sir, in carceral chains.

Whereas rates of COVID-19 vary nationwide, our results add to a growing body of literature epmhasizing high COVID-19 rates in carceral settings and the importance of testing and decarceration.

Instead, this article seeks to demonstrate the extent to which evangelical and feminist antitrafficking activism has been fueled by a shared commitment to carceral paradigms of social, and in particular gender, justice (what I here develop as “carceral feminism”) and to militarized humanitarianism as the preeminent mode of engagement by the state.

By legitimizing the conduct that produces this double consciousness, this case tells everyone, white and black, guilty and innocent, that an officer can verify your legal status at any time. It says that your body is subject to invasion while courts excuse the violation of your rights. It implies that you are not a citizen of a democracy but the subject of a carceral state, just waiting to be cataloged.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include incarcerative, correctional, penitentiary, criminal, penal, penological.

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