Translation meaning & definition of the word "incarceration" into Portuguese language

noun

1. The state of being imprisoned

• "He was held in captivity until he died"

• "The imprisonment of captured soldiers"

• "His ignominious incarceration in the local jail"

• "He practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"

synonym:
• captivity
,
• imprisonment
,
• incarceration
,
• immurement

1. O estado de estar preso

• "Ele foi mantido em cativeiro até morrer"

• "A prisão de soldados capturados"

• "Seu encarceramento ignominioso na prisão local"

• "Ele praticou o imaturo de seus inimigos na masmorra do castelo"

sinônimo:
• cativeiro
,
• prisão
,
• encarceramento
,
• imensas

Examples of using

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

A taxa de encarceramento dos EUA é a mais alta do mundo.