Incarcerate (Verb)
Meaning
Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The court decided to incarcerate the convicted felon in a maximum-security prison for 20 years.
- The police had every intention of incarcerating the suspect as soon as they found evidence linking him to the crime.
- She was incarcerated for 3 years for participating in the violent riot during the protest.
- If found guilty, the defendant would likely be incarcerated for the rest of her life without parole.
- The officer's decision to incarcerate the protester sparked widespread criticism and further fueled the movement.