Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of incarcerating or imprisoning; imprisonment.
- n. In surgery, obstinate constriction, as of a hernia, or retention, as of the placenta in childbirth; strangulation, as in hernia. Synonyms Imprisonment, Confinement, etc. See
captivity .
Wiktionary
- n. The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.
- n. Formerly, strangulation, as in hernia.
- n. A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.
- n. Formerly, strangulation, as in hernia.
- n. A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the state of being imprisoned
Examples
“A spokesman for the L.A. Sheriff's Office told People magazine that Lohan won't be released early this time, though, because her incarceration is a court order, not a jail sentence.”
“High rates of incarceration is a socio-economic necessity.”
“#16 High rates of incarceration is a socio-economic necessity.”
“And the notion that the current level of incarceration is somehow historically normal needs to have stake driven through its heart.”
Matthew Yglesias » Prisons and Mental Institutions Revisited
“The onset age for most serious mental illnesses is between 16-28 (or there abouts), and with the exception of depression (which is unlikely to result in incarceration alone), it strikes males and females in roughly the same proportions.”
Matthew Yglesias » Prisons and Mental Institutions Revisited
“Thirdly, much of the rise in incarceration results from the drug laws and the mandatory minimums.”
Matthew Yglesias » Out of the Insane Asylum, and Into the Prison
“Now, there are different ways of dealing with crime, but incarceration is the only one that gives you the incapacitation effect.”
“While Lundberg's proposed legislation would have granted exceptions for physical abuse, drug and alcohol addictions, and long term incarceration of a spouse, there are many other situations which are just as qualified: a gay spouse, multiple infidelities, pornography or gambling addictions, sexual problems for which the spouse refuses to seek treatment, financial abuse, and even several rounds of couples counseling.”
The Huffington Post: Mandy Walker: Why Colorado's Government Should Back Off Divorcing Couples
“In other words, if a person gets 36 months of supervised release, and completes 12 months without a violation, that does not mean his exposure to incarceration is limited to only the remaining 24 months if the then violates.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Extending Probation Sentence Without Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt?
“Sometimes an incarceration is wise not only to punish the guilty but to protect the innocent. on March 4, 2010 at 7: 40 pm Tony F”
Another satisfied “customer” walks away laughing. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘incarceration’.
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Words build meanings from origins( et...
These come from gamma meditation ,I think.
discursive, exogenous, machinations, purportedly, sumptuous, congruity, cantankerous, incongruous, festoon, hessian, ratiocinative, stratigraphic and 2053 more...
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catalysts
catalysts leading to action.
aka the inciting incident, point of attack there's no major rules here, broad umbrella terms or specific works for now.
( randomness, writing )trauma, death, tragedy, embarrassment, epiphany, move, literature, brink, poll numbers, innovation, injustice, another headspace and 44 more...
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Vocab
Words that I come across, and go blank, or want to clarify.
nefarious, edifice, malevolent, ostensible, folderol, bauble, livid, amnesty, calculus, saddlery, maisonette, cuisse and 423 more...
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newGRE
mostly from magoosh
imbue, verge on, nonchalant, deliberate, timorous, futile, provisional, dissect, checked, tinged, alluring, visionary and 1046 more...
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Favorites
machiavellian, mercurial, deus ex machina, synecdoche, litotes, phallic, freudian, metonymy, chrestomathy, falsifiable, gestalt, truthiness and 211 more...
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Nick Yeow’s Words
Recently learned words that I like.
pharmaceutical, bowdlerise, connoisseur, cognoscenti, ostracise, aforementioned, antepenultimate, concatenate, extraterrestrial, psychiatrist, firmament, gastronomical and 100 more...
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lambda, coital, fuggedaboutit, altrap, HUGO, Synergy, Hieroglyphics, Patrician, distraught, Ethos, Devadasi, incarceration and 254 more...
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Baron Luke's Collection
An assortment of words, which, when used, should inject some vibrancy into your day, hopefully expunging any ennui!
expunge, cogitate, elucidate, post-haste, rebarbative, recalcitrant, smite, absquatulate, forlorn, thole, nefarious, insubordination and 124 more...
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abandon,extreme e..., dispensing of all..., abash,to humiliate, abate,to lessen, abbreviate,to sho..., abridge, abdicate,to forma..., aberration,depart..., abnormality, abet,to encourage, abhor,to hate, abide,to follow o... and 2229 more...
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MY LIST
ABHOR, BIGOT, KINDLE, NOXIOUS, BILK, NUANCE, ENGENDER, BILLOWING, COWER, HARANGUE, REPLETE, ABROGATE and 518 more...
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lucidityprevails's Words
lucidity, journalistic, truthiness, foolhardy, egotism, lesbian, orgasmic, activism, moonglow, voodoo, conquer, demolish and 534 more...
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I am the law!: Crime
accomplice, actus reus, assault, burglary, bigamy, felony, capacity, conspiracy, coroner, custodial, embezzlement, evidence and 28 more...
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SAT
abandon,extreme e..., dispensing of all..., abash,to humiliate, abate,to lessen, abbreviate,to sho..., abridge, abdicate,to forma..., aberration,depart..., abnormality, abet,to encourage, abhor,to hate, abide,to follow o... and 2229 more...
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legal words
inchoate, incarceration, judgment, sentence, attempt, finding, imprisonment, due process, certification, probable cause, abnormality, whereas and 59 more...
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