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carceral (adjective)
1. Relating to or suggesting a jail or prison.
2. Etymology: from Latin carceralis, from carcer, "prison, jail."
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carceral state (s) (noun), carceral states (pl)
A state designed like a prison which is known as a "police state".

A carceral state is one that seeks to know everything about its inhabitants and visitors, but hides everything about itself. It demands transparency of everything except its own operations.

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