incarceration

in·car·cer·ate  (n-kärs-rt)

tr.v. in·car·cer·at·ed, in·car·cer·at·ing, in·car·cer·ates

1. To put into jail.

2. To shut in; confine.

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[Medieval Latin incarcerre, incarcert- : Latin in-, in; see in-² + Latin carcer, prison.]

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in·carcer·ation n.

in·carcer·ator n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

incarceration - 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" captivity, immurement, imprisonment confinement - the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement" durance - imprisonment (especially for a long time) life imprisonment - a sentence of imprisonment until death internment - confinement during wartime

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incarceration

noun confinement, restraint, imprisonment, detention, captivity, bondage, internment