in ‧ car ‧ ce ‧ rate /ɪnˈkɑːsəreɪt $ -ɑːr-/ BrE AmE verb [transitive usually passive] formal
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: past participle of incarcerare , from carcer 'prison' ]
to put or keep someone in prison SYN imprison :
He spent 10 years incarcerated in prison.
—incarceration /ɪnˌkɑːsəˈreɪʃ ə n $ -ˌkɑːr-/ noun [uncountable]