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.
Examples
- The suspect was put in a maximum-security cell for her extended period of incarceration.
- Years of incarceration had left him with severe emotional scars.
- His research was focused on understanding the psychological effects of long-term incarceration.
- Debates often revolve around the social benefits of the carceral model, one that prioritizes stringent standards during imprisonment or specifically the incidence of prolonged incarceration.
- The politician faced significant opposition for his zero-tolerance policy which led to an alarming rate of youth incarceration.