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Definition of Incarceration

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

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)

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