incarceration
gb/ɪŋkˌɑɹsɚˈeɪʃən/ us/ɪŋkˌɑɹsɚˈeɪʃən/
C1
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Substantiv
formal
C1
state
1
being held in prison
the situation or time of being kept in prison or jail
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone]'s incarceration; incarceration in [place]; during/after incarceration
Greșeală frecventă:
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.
Sinonime
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)
Antonime
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)
Colocații
lengthy incarceration
|period of incarceration
|during incarceration
|after incarceration
|risk of incarceration
|experience of incarceration
|history of incarceration
|pretrial incarceration
|juvenile incarceration
|parental incarceration
Teme
law
|crime
|justice
|prisons
|society
Exemple
- Her incarceration lasted nearly ten years.
- The report examined the effects of incarceration on families and communities.
- He struggled to find stable work after his incarceration.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- His incarceration began in 2018.
- Many people need support after incarceration.
Substantiv
formal
C1
process
2
putting people in prison
the practice of sending people to prison or jail
Tipar de utilizare:
incarceration of [someone/group]; incarceration for [offense]; use of incarceration
Greșeală frecventă:
In policy contexts, incarceration often refers to the system or practice of imprisoning people, not just one person's prison sentence.
Sinonime
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)
Antonime
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)
Colocații
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
Teme
law
|crime
|justice
|policy
|society
Exemple
- The new law could lead to greater incarceration of people convicted of minor offenses.
- Advocates argue that treatment is often more effective than incarceration for nonviolent drug offenses.
- The city is trying to reduce incarceration by expanding community-based programs.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The judge chose treatment instead of incarceration.
- The law increased incarceration for some crimes.
Substantiv
technical
C2
state
3
trapping of body tissue
a medical problem where tissue becomes trapped inside the body
Tipar de utilizare:
incarceration of [tissue/organ]; [hernia] incarceration
Greșeală frecventă:
This is a specialized medical use. In everyday English, incarceration almost always means imprisonment.
Sinonime
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)
Antonime
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)
Colocații
hernia incarceration
|bowel incarceration
|intestinal incarceration
|tissue incarceration
|risk of incarceration
|signs of incarceration
|incarceration of the hernia
Teme
medicine
|health
|surgery
Exemple
- The surgeon was concerned about incarceration of the hernia.
- A painful, irreducible bulge may indicate incarceration and needs urgent medical assessment.
- Hernia incarceration can become dangerous if the blood supply is cut off.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The doctor checked for hernia incarceration.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
incarceration
IPA
GB/ɪŋkˌɑɹsɚˈeɪʃən/
US/ɪŋkˌɑɹsɚˈeɪʃən/
Silabe și accent
in - car - cer - a - tion (5 silabe)
Stress on 3rd syllable (cer)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: incarceration
- Plural: incarceration, incarcerations
Expresii
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
Exemple
- 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.
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
Exemple
- 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.
mass incarceration
1/mˈæs ɪŋkˌɑɹsɚˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
large-scale imprisonment
a situation where a country imprisons very large numbers of people
Exemple
- 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.
pretrial incarceration
1/pɹitɹˈaɪəl ɪŋkˌɑɹsɚˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
legal
jailing before trial
being kept in jail before a court trial
Exemple
- 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.