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incarceration

[in-kahr-suh-rey-shuhn]

noun

  1. the act of incarcerating, or putting in prison or another enclosure.

    The rate of incarceration has increased dramatically.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of incarceration1

First recorded in 1530–40; from French ԳéپDz, from Latin Գپō-, stem of Գپō, equivalent to Գ(ܲ), past participle of Գ “to imprison” + -ion ( def. ); incarcerate ( def. )
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With the fighting, the weapons and the robberies came incarceration.

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Daylight Tuesday brought a starkly different scene: volunteers scrubbing graffiti from the exterior of the museum, which highlights the painful lessons of Japanese Americans’ mass incarceration during World War II.

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Kelly’s attorney, Brindley, said in his motion that his client’s “continued incarceration while he knows his life is in jeopardy constitutes cruel and unusual punishment,” a violation of his constitutional rights.

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There is a musical loosely inspired by his time in wartime incarceration camps.

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For decades, the prison by the Bay has been doing incarceration differently, cobbling together a system that focuses on accountability and rehabilitation.

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