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- verb Present participle of
incarcerate .
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Examples
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I take it the judge didn't see the irony (or hypocrisy) in incarcerating a young man who had the audacity to claim that Islam suppressed free speech.
Giza break judge... Jeff 2007
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U.S. a world leader in incarcerating and executing its citizens, especially its citizens of color.
Captive Lives 2000
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There is no ’social interest’ in incarcerating a teenage boy.
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It's all part of the narrative and so it is no big surprise to hear an item on Today earlier this morning suggesting that we should follow the example of Finland and cease "incarcerating" young people anyone under 21 in our prisons.
Archive 2009-02-04 2009
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It's all part of the narrative and so it is no big surprise to hear an item on Today earlier this morning suggesting that we should follow the example of Finland and cease "incarcerating" young people anyone under 21 in our prisons.
Biased BBC 2009
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Brown is seeking to fundamentally restructure state government by transferring state responsibilities, such as incarcerating low-level offenders and monitoring parolees, to local governments.
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Too much time and money is spent on "incarcerating" the perpetrator, but what about some help for the victim?
CTV News RSS Feed 2009
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We do not believe in "incarcerating" all pigeons; we only deal with what we call "conflict birds".
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Too much time and money is spent on "incarcerating" the perpetrator, but what about some help for the victim?
CTV News RSS Feed 2009
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The cost of incarcerating a prisoner in California is more than forty thousand dollars a year.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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