(~s, incarcerating, ~d)
If people are ~d, they are kept in a prison or other place. (FORMAL)
They were ~d for the duration of the war...
It can cost $40,000 to $50,000 to ~ a prisoner for a year.
= imprison
VERB: be V-ed, V n
incarceration
...her mother’s incarceration in a psychiatric hospital.
= imprisonment
N-UNCOUNT