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incarceration

[in-kahr-suh-rey-shuhn] / ɪnˌkɑr səˈreɪ ʃən /
NOUN
imprisonment
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My subject area is U.S. history—the built environment, public memory, the American South, and more recently the history of mass incarceration.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

The Foreign Office says it will keep working to get them safely back to the UK, calling their incarceration appalling and unjustified.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

And pretrial and posttrial diversion programs — where someone undergoes treatment in lieu of incarceration — would also need the cooperation of the court system, which the mayor does not control.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Scotland - which along with other parts of Britain has one of the highest incarceration rates in Europe - has approved several emergency measures in recent years in a bid to cut prisoner numbers.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Despite the misery and the utter skin-crawling horror of incarceration, he was breathing relief.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman




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