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incarcerate
(redirected from incarcerations)

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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.

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

in·carcer·ation n.
in·carcer·ator n.

incarcerate [ɪnˈkɑːsəˌreɪt]
vb
(tr) to confine or imprison
[from Medieval Latin incarcerāre, from Latin in-2 + carcer prison]
incarceration  n
incarcerator  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.incarcerate - 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"
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
detain, confine - deprive of freedom; take into confinement

incarcerate
verb imprison, confine, detain, lock up, restrict, restrain, intern, send down (Brit.), impound, coop up, throw in jail, put under lock and key, immure, jail or gaol It can cost $50,000 to incarcerate a prisoner for a year.
Translations
incarcerate [ɪnˈkɑːsəreɪt] VTencarcelar
incarcerate [ɪnˈkɑːrsəreɪt] vtincarcérer
to be incarcerated → être incarcéré(e)
incarcerate
vteinkerkern
incarcerate [ɪnˈkɑːsəˌreɪt] vt (frm) → incarcerare


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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Incarcerations go up, even with less criminals being arrested, because of initiatives of the 1980s and 1990s that established sentencing guidelines, mandatory minimums, truth-in-sentencing, tougher drug laws and three-strikes laws.
Though Texas last year gained the undesirable distinction of being top of the incarcerations league in terms of numbers, with about 172,000 inmates, California remains the biggest spender, with total costs rising to $9bn.
18) The War on Drugs became its own prisoner-generating machine, producing incarcerations rates that "defy gravity and continue to grow even as crime rates are dropping.
 
 
 
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