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Incarceration (Noun)

Meaning

The state of being imprisoned; "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".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

  • Captivity
  • Immurement
  • Imprisonment

Hypernyms

  • Confinement

Hyponyms

  • Internment
  • Life Imprisonment
  • Durance

Related Words

  • Incarcerate (verb)
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