Definition of Incarceration

1. Noun. The state of being imprisoned. "He practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"

Exact synonyms: Captivity, Immurement, Imprisonment
Generic synonyms: Confinement
Specialized synonyms: Durance, Life Imprisonment, Internment
Derivative terms: Captive, Immure, Imprison, Incarcerate

Definition of Incarceration

1. n. The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.

Definition of Incarceration

1. Noun. The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment. ¹

2. Noun. Formerly, strangulation, as in hernia. ¹

3. Noun. A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Incarceration

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Medical Definition of Incarceration

1. Abnormal retention or confinement of a body part, specifically: a constriction of the neck of a hernial sac so that the hernial contents become irreducible. Origin: L. Incarceration, incarceratio, Fr. L. Incarceratus (13 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Incarceration

incapacities
incapacity
incapsulate
incapsulated
incapsulates
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incapsulation
incapsulations
incarcerable
incarcerate
incarcerated
incarcerated hernia
incarcerated placenta
incarcerates
incarcerating
incarceration (current term)
incarceration symptom
incarcerations
incarcerator
incardinate
incardinated
incardinates
incardinating
incardination
incardinations
incarial bone
incarn
incarnadine
incarnadined
incarnadines

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