Local English word record

incarceration

noun · 1 sense

the state of being imprisoned

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Examples

  • 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

Word relationships

Synonyms

captivity, imprisonment, immurement

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