Definition of incarcerate Incarcerate
/ɪnkɑˈɹsɚejˌt/ - [inkarsereyt] - in•car•cer•ate
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What does incarcerate mean?
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| 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" | ||
| imprison, lag, immure, put behind bars, jail, jug, gaol, put away, remand | ||
| detain, confine prevent from leaving or from being removed | ||
| jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- incarcerate (v. t.)
To imprison; to confine in a jail or prison. - incarcerate (v. t.)
To confine; to shut up or inclose; to hem in. - incarcerate (a.)
Imprisoned.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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incarcerate
Putting someone in prison or in jail.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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incarcerate
in-kär′sėr-āt, v.t. to imprison: to confine.—n. Incarcerā′tion, imprisonment: (surg.) obstinate constriction or strangulation. [L. in, in, carcer, a prison.]
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🔤- incarcerate, verb, present, 1st person singular of incarcerate (infinitive).
- incarcerate, verb (infinitive).
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