ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Overincarcerated

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Overincarcerated is an adjective meaning Of whom a disproportionate number are in prison.

Meaning

Of whom a disproportionate number are in prison.

Example Sentences

For things like drugs and nonviolent offenses, they’re being hideously overpoliced and overincarcerated.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include overproportionate, overpoliced, overrepresented, overenrolled, overrestrained, overproportioned.

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