incarcerated

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I think the reason why none of the people serve time is that if incarcerated, they would be regarded by significant numbers of people as 'political prisoners', and could provide sufficient excuse for popular revolt.

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  1. transitive verb To put into jail.
  2. transitive verb To shut in; confine.

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  • But Berkman's attitude was transformed over time by several romantic attachments he developed to young men while he was incarcerated, and by the end he was grappling toward an ethics of homosexuality. —  Anarchist news dot org - News for anarchists and their friends
  • Rotman said treating Moulton while incarcerated is the only way to keep society safe.
  • In other words, if he pled guilty he would walk out of the courthouse, but if he did not enter the guilty plea, he would be incarcerated -- his $1,000 bail would be revoked and he'd be remanded to the custody of the Department of Correction. —  Gotham Gazette: New York City News and Public Policy
  • There is no doubt that the alarming number of individuals incarcerated, and the demonstrated lack of prison re-entry / rehabilitation programs, make it very clear that our criminal justice system is in drastic need of the kind of examination and reform that Senator Webb's legislation calls for. —  AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed
  • WASHINGTON, March 3 (UPI) -- Nearly one of every 100 American adults is incarcerated -- a first in U.S. penal history -- a report released by the Pew Center indicates. —  Latest News - UPI.com
 

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