incarceration

ɪnˌkɑrsəˈreɪʃən

Definition

Definition of incarceration - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

prisonstate of being confined in prison

She faced incarceration after the trial.

confinement

detention

imprisonment

medical

TECH.

constriction of hernial sac without strangulation

TECH.

The patient suffered from hernia incarceration.

constriction

entrapment

imprisonment

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Origin of incarceration

Latin, incarcerare (imprison)

Terms with incarceration included in their meaning

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prison

incarceration

building for holding convicted criminals

prisoner

incarceration

person confined in a prison

jail cell

incarceration

locked room to incarcerate an inmate in prison

boob

incarceration

prison or jail

county jail

short-term jail

facility for short-term incarceration

serve one's time

incarceration

complete a period of imprisonment

slammer

incarceration

jail or prison

jailtime

incarceration

experience of being incarcerated

Examples of incarceration in a sentence

The documentary explored the effects of incarceration.
Doctors monitored the incarceration closely.
Surgery was required due to the hernia's incarceration.

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French:incarcération, constriction herniaire, ...
German:Inhaftierung, Inkarzeration, ...
Italian:incarcerazione, ...
Spanish:encarcelamiento, encarcelación de hernia, ...
Portuguese:encarceramento, encarceramento de hérnia, ...
Chinese:监禁, 疝气嵌顿, ...
Japanese:投獄, 嵌頓, ...
Arabic:سِجْن, اِنْحِصَارُ الفَتْقِ, ...
Hebrew:מַאֲסָר, ...
Russian:тюремное заключение, ущемление, ...
Ukrainian:ув'язнення, інкарцерація, ...
Hindi:कैद, संवरण, ...
Bengali:কারাবাস, ইনকার্সারেশন, ...
Catalan:empresonament, incarceració, ...
Czech:uvěznění, uskřinutí, ...
Danish:fængsling, brokinkarceration, ...
Dutch:gevangenschap, hernia-incarceratie, ...
Greek:φυλάκιση, περίσφιξη κήλης, ...
Hungarian:fogvatartás, incarceráció, ...
Khmer:ការជាប់ពន្ធនាគារ, ការជាប់គាំងនៃថង់ក្លនដោយគ្មានការរឹតត្បិតសរសៃឈាម, ...
Korean:수감, 탈장 감금, ...
Persian:حبس, فشردگی فتق, ...
Polish:uwięzienie, uwięźnięcie, ...
Portuguese (BR):encarceramento, encarceramento de hérnia, ...
Romanian:încarcerare, încarcerarea herniei, ...
Swedish:fängelse, inkarceration, ...
Thai:การจำคุก, ไส้เลื่อนบีบรัด, ...
Turkish:hapiste tutulma, fıtık inkarsarasyonu, ...
Vietnamese:sự giam giữ, thoát vị nghẹt, ...

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Definition of incarceration - Reverso English Dictionary

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Origin of incarceration

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