incarceration
gb/ɪŋkˌɑɹsɚˈeɪʃən/ us/ɪŋkˌɑɹsɚˈeɪʃən/
C1
אנגלית
fogvatartás, bebörtönzés, kizáródás
שם עצם
C1
FORMAL
1
fogvatartás
C1
תבנית שימוש:
[someone]'s incarceration; incarceration in [place]; during/after incarceration
Her incarceration lasted nearly ten years.
A fogvatartása csaknem tíz évig tartott.
The report examined the effects of incarceration on families and communities.
A jelentés a fogvatartás családokra és közösségekre gyakorolt hatásait vizsgálta.
He struggled to find stable work after his incarceration.
דוגמאות ללומדים
His incarceration began in 2018.
A fogvatartása 2018-ban kezdődött.
Many people need support after incarceration.
Sokan támogatásra szorulnak a fogvatartás után.
טעות נפוצה:
Do not use incarceration for the building itself; use prison or jail. It is often uncountable, but it can be countable when referring to one specific period or case.
משמעות
being held in prison
צירופים
lengthy incarceration
|period of incarceration
|during incarceration
|after incarceration
|risk of incarceration
|experience of incarceration
|history of incarceration
|pretrial incarceration
|juvenile incarceration
|parental incarceration
מילים נרדפות
imprisonment (the closest general synonym, slightly more common in everyday English)
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confinement (more general; can mean being kept in any restricted place, not only prison)
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detention (often used for being held temporarily or before trial)
הפכים
release (the act or state of being allowed to leave custody)
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freedom (the general condition of not being confined)
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liberty (a more formal word for freedom, especially in legal or political contexts)
נושאים
law
|crime
|justice
|prisons
|society
הגדרה
the situation or time of being kept in prison or jail
The state or period of being kept in a prison, jail, or similar institution, especially as a legal punishment or while awaiting trial.
שם עצם
C1
FORMAL
2
bebörtönzés
C1
תבנית שימוש:
incarceration of [someone/group]; incarceration for [offense]; use of incarceration
The new law could lead to greater incarceration of people convicted of minor offenses.
Az új törvény a kisebb bűncselekményekért elítéltek nagyobb arányú bebörtönzéséhez vezethet.
Advocates argue that treatment is often more effective than incarceration for nonviolent drug offenses.
A jogvédők szerint az erőszakmentes kábítószerrel kapcsolatos bűncselekményeknél a kezelés gyakran hatékonyabb, mint a bebörtönzés.
The city is trying to reduce incarceration by expanding community-based programs.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The judge chose treatment instead of incarceration.
A bíró a bebörtönzés helyett a kezelést választotta.
The law increased incarceration for some crimes.
A törvény egyes bűncselekményeknél növelte a bebörtönzések számát.
טעות נפוצה:
In policy contexts, incarceration often refers to the system or practice of imprisoning people, not just one person's prison sentence.
משמעות
putting people in prison
צירופים
use of incarceration
|reduce incarceration
|avoid incarceration
|mandatory incarceration
|incarceration of offenders
|incarceration for minor offenses
|increase in incarceration
|alternatives to incarceration
|cost of incarceration
|policy of incarceration
מילים נרדפות
imprisonment (general synonym; can refer to either the act or the state)
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jailing (more informal and usually refers specifically to jail)
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detention (often implies holding someone in custody, sometimes temporarily or before trial)
הפכים
release (letting someone out of custody rather than putting or keeping them there)
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diversion (a legal approach that sends people to treatment, supervision, or programs instead of jail or prison)
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decarceration (a formal policy term for reducing imprisonment or releasing people from custody)
נושאים
law
|crime
|justice
|policy
|society
הגדרה
the practice of sending people to prison or jail
The act, process, or practice of putting people in prison or jail, especially as part of a criminal justice system.
שם עצם
C2
TECHNICAL
3
kizáródás
C2
תבנית שימוש:
incarceration of [tissue/organ]; [hernia] incarceration
The surgeon was concerned about incarceration of the hernia.
A sebészt aggasztotta a sérv kizáródása.
A painful, irreducible bulge may indicate incarceration and needs urgent medical assessment.
A fájdalmas, vissza nem helyezhető duzzanat kizáródásra utalhat, és sürgős orvosi vizsgálatot igényel.
Hernia incarceration can become dangerous if the blood supply is cut off.
דוגמאות ללומדים
The doctor checked for hernia incarceration.
Az orvos ellenőrizte, hogy nincs-e sérvkizáródás.
טעות נפוצה:
This is a specialized medical use. In everyday English, incarceration almost always means imprisonment.
משמעות
trapping of body tissue
צירופים
hernia incarceration
|bowel incarceration
|intestinal incarceration
|tissue incarceration
|risk of incarceration
|signs of incarceration
|incarceration of the hernia
מילים נרדפות
entrapment (a broader medical word for tissue or a body part being trapped)
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impaction (used for something stuck or compressed, but not always interchangeable)
הפכים
reduction (in hernia treatment, the return of trapped tissue to its normal position)
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reducibility (the medical property of being able to be pushed back into place)
נושאים
medicine
|health
|surgery
הגדרה
a medical problem where tissue becomes trapped inside the body
A medical condition in which part of an organ or tissue, especially a hernia, becomes trapped and cannot be moved back into its normal position.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
incarceration
IPA
GB/ɪŋkˌɑɹsɚˈeɪʃən/
US/ɪŋkˌɑɹsɚˈeɪʃən/
הברות והטעמה
in - car - cer - a - tion (5 הברות)
Stress on 3rd syllable (cer)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: incarceration
- Plural: incarceration, incarcerations
ביטויים
alternatives to incarceration
1/ɔltˈɚnɪtɪvz tə ɪŋkˌɑɹsɚˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
non-prison punishments
ways to punish or supervise someone without sending them to prison or jail
דוגמאות
- The court expanded alternatives to incarceration for people convicted of low-level offenses.
- Supporters say alternatives to incarceration can reduce costs and improve rehabilitation.
- The program offers treatment and job training as alternatives to incarceration.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- Probation can be an alternative to incarceration.
- The judge considered alternatives to incarceration.
incarceration rate
1/ɪŋkˌɑɹsɚˈeɪʃən ɹˈeɪt/
fixed phrase
measure of imprisonment
a number that shows how many people are in prison or jail in a place or group
דוגמאות
- The country's incarceration rate has fallen over the past decade.
- Researchers compared incarceration rates among different age groups.
- A high incarceration rate does not always mean that crime is rising.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- The incarceration rate is lower than it was ten years ago.
- They studied the incarceration rate in each state.
mass incarceration
1/mˈæs ɪŋkˌɑɹsɚˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
large-scale imprisonment
a situation where a country imprisons very large numbers of people
דוגמאות
- The book examines the causes and consequences of mass incarceration in the United States.
- Activists called for reforms to end mass incarceration and expand community-based services.
- Scholars often link mass incarceration to sentencing laws and racial inequality.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- Mass incarceration affects many families.
- The film is about mass incarceration.
pretrial incarceration
1/pɹitɹˈaɪəl ɪŋkˌɑɹsɚˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
legal
jailing before trial
being kept in jail before a court trial
דוגמאות
- The report criticized the use of pretrial incarceration for people who could not afford bail.
- Long periods of pretrial incarceration can pressure defendants to accept plea deals.
- Reformers want courts to reduce unnecessary pretrial incarceration.
דוגמאות ללומדים
- He spent three months in pretrial incarceration.
- Pretrial incarceration happens before the trial.