incarceration
gb/ɪŋkˌɑɹsɚˈeɪʃən/ us/ɪŋkˌɑɹsɚˈeɪʃən/
C1
انگریزی
معانی
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اسم
formal
C1
state
1
being held in prison
the situation or time of being kept in prison or jail
استعمال کا انداز:
[someone]'s incarceration; incarceration in [place]; during/after incarceration
عام غلطی:
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.
ہم معنی الفاظ
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)
متضاد الفاظ
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)
لفظی تراکیب
lengthy incarceration
|period of incarceration
|during incarceration
|after incarceration
|risk of incarceration
|experience of incarceration
|history of incarceration
|pretrial incarceration
|juvenile incarceration
|parental incarceration
موضوعات
law
|crime
|justice
|prisons
|society
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- His incarceration began in 2018.
- Many people need support after incarceration.
اسم
formal
C1
process
2
putting people in prison
the practice of sending people to prison or jail
استعمال کا انداز:
incarceration of [someone/group]; incarceration for [offense]; use of incarceration
عام غلطی:
In policy contexts, incarceration often refers to the system or practice of imprisoning people, not just one person's prison sentence.
ہم معنی الفاظ
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)
متضاد الفاظ
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)
لفظی تراکیب
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
موضوعات
law
|crime
|justice
|policy
|society
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- The judge chose treatment instead of incarceration.
- The law increased incarceration for some crimes.
اسم
technical
C2
state
3
trapping of body tissue
a medical problem where tissue becomes trapped inside the body
استعمال کا انداز:
incarceration of [tissue/organ]; [hernia] incarceration
عام غلطی:
This is a specialized medical use. In everyday English, incarceration almost always means imprisonment.
ہم معنی الفاظ
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)
متضاد الفاظ
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)
لفظی تراکیب
hernia incarceration
|bowel incarceration
|intestinal incarceration
|tissue incarceration
|risk of incarceration
|signs of incarceration
|incarceration of the hernia
موضوعات
medicine
|health
|surgery
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- The doctor checked for hernia incarceration.
گرامر
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incarceration
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GB/ɪŋkˌɑɹsɚˈeɪʃən/
US/ɪŋkˌɑɹsɚˈeɪʃən/
ہجا بندی اور زور
in - car - cer - a - tion (5 ہجے)
Stress on 3rd syllable (cer)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
- Base: incarceration
- Plural: incarceration, incarcerations
عبارات
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
مثالیں
- 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
مثالیں
- 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
مثالیں
- 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
مثالیں
- 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.