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in·car·cer·a·tion

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Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. captivity, imprisonment, incarceration, immurementnoun

    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"

    Synonyms:
    internment, captivity, immurement, imprisonment, enslavement

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  1. glomnoun

    Submitted by Providence on July 18, 2023  

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  1. incarcerationnoun

    Synonyms:
    IMPRISONMENT, confinement, commitment

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  1. Rashida Tlaib:

    No more policing, incarceration, and militarization, it can't be reformed.

  2. Robert Driscoll:

    We've been trying to work something out, unsuccessfully, with the government, who seems intent on pressing forward with incarceration, notwithstanding, you know, a pretty weak case.

  3. Democratic State Assemblyman Albert Muratsuchi:

    I wanted to do something different and have California lead by example, while our nation's capital is hopelessly divided along party lines and President Trump is putting immigrant families and children in cages, the California Legislature with HR 77 will be issuing an official, bipartisan measure for its own actions taken that led to the incarceration of over 120,000 loyal Americans of Japanese ancestry behind barbed wire.

  4. Chesa Boudin:

    My mom fought cancer for seven years in her unshakably optimistic and courageous way, she always ended phone calls with a laugh, a habit acquired during the 22 years of her incarceration, when she wanted to leave every person she spoke with, especially me, with joy and hope.

  5. Booth Goodwin:

    To go from boardroom to the prospect of incarceration sends a powerful message to executives who would ignore the safety of their workers. It doesn't matter who you are, how rich you are, how powerful you are, if you violate the laws and gamble with the lives of your workers, you will be held accountable.


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  • سجنArabic
  • zauzlení, vězněníCzech
  • EinkerkerungGerman
  • encarcelamiento, encarcelaciónSpanish
  • vangitseminen, kuroumaFinnish
  • incarcérationFrench
  • क़ैद कर देनाHindi
  • բանտարկությունArmenian
  • 投獄Japanese
  • ജയിലിലാക്കല്‍, ബന്ധനം, ജയില്‍ വാസംMalayalam
  • заключение, лишение свободыRussian
  • การกักขังThai

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