incarcerated

[ ĭn-kär′sə-rā′tĭd ]

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Confined or trapped, as a hernia.

QUIZZES

Are you aware how often people swap around “their,” “there,” and “they’re”? Prove you have more than a fair grasp over these commonly confused words.

Question 1 of 7

Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?

When he was first incarcerated, he says some sort of paperwork snafu had him imprisoned under two different, but similar, names.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside|Justin Rohrlich|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But what about the philosophical beliefs of thousands of incarcerated pregnant women (PDF) across the United States?
The GOP’s Hidden Ban on Prison Abortions|Harold Pollack|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The whole purpose of the gang is to generate money for its incarcerated leaders.
The Mexican Mafia Is the Daddy of All Street Gangs|Seth Ferranti|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As many as one in three Black men born today will spend time incarcerated.
We Need More Ferguson-style Grand Juries|Kaimipono Wenger|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In recent years nearly one million African-Americans have been incarcerated at the federal, state or local levels.
We Need More Ferguson-style Grand Juries|Kaimipono Wenger|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The merciless commissioners had ordered her to be incarcerated in a cell which no beam of light could penetrate.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
Once the job was done—if he were possessed of all information on it—he might be incarcerated or even shot as a Security risk.
Security|Poul William Anderson
In idea she was fettered and incarcerated in the worst cell of the worst prison in London.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2|Camden Pelham
Yet, in spite of his humane teachings, lunatics were found incarcerated in cages in some of the French cities as late as 1834.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park
He caused the prisoners to be taken from the custody of Colonel Casey, brought to Olympia, and incarcerated in a blockhouse.
The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume II (of 2)|Hazard Stevens