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incarceration (s) (noun), incarcerations (pl)
The confinement, detention, or imprisonment in a jail or penitentiary: Every legal restriction is an incarceration whether it be in a prison, or in a private house, or even by forcibly detaining someone in a public street.
This entry is located in the following units: -ation, -ization (-iz[e] + -ation); -isation (British spelling variation) (page 51) carcer-, carcera- (page 1)
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impact incarceration (s) (noun), impact incarcerations (pl)
Jail or prison time structured with discipline and drills: Impact incarceration is the duration of imprisonment similar to a military boot camp, including strictness and rigorous exercises.
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wrongful incarceration (s) (noun), wrongful incarcerations (pl)
False imprisonment wherein a person is intentionally confined without legal authority.
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