Meaning & Definition of Incarceration in English
English⟶
Incarceration
/ɪnkɑrsəreʃən/
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