/ ɪnˈkɑːsəreɪt; NAmE -ˈkɑːrs-/ verb
[ vn ] [ usually passive ] incarcerate sb (in sth) ( formal ) to put sb in prison or in another place from which they cannot escape
SYN imprison
► in·car·cer·ation / ɪnˌkɑːsəˈreɪʃn; NAmE -ˌkɑːrs-/ noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent. (earlier ( late Middle English ) as incarceration ): from medieval Latin incarcerat- imprisoned, from the verb incarcerare , from in- into + Latin carcer prison.