Incarceration
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪŋˌkɑː(ɹ)səˈɹeɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Incarceration is a noun meaning (surgery, dated) A strangulation, as in a hernia.
Meaning
(surgery, dated) A strangulation, as in a hernia.
More Meanings
- A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation.
- (chiefly US) The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.
Example Sentences
[…]Syria reemerged indirectly, through Turkey's incarceration of Pastor Andrew Brunson.
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
Word Forms
- incarcerations
Synonyms for incarceration
Depending on context, synonyms include captivity, imprisonment, immurement.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include imprisonment, captivity, immurement, jailing, gaol, confinement.
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