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Noun: incarceration  in,kaa(r)-su'rey-shun
  1. The state of being imprisoned
    "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail";
    - captivity, imprisonment, immurement

Derived forms: incarcerations

Type of: confinement

Encyclopedia: Incarceration, Race, and Inequality

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