incarceration

[ in-kahr-suh-rey-shuh n ]

/ ɪnˌkɑr səˈreɪ ʃən /

the act of incarcerating, or putting in prison or another enclosure: The incarceration rate has increased dramatically.

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I also want to alert you to the broader circumstances of my incarceration.
An American Marine in Iran’s Prisons Goes on Hunger Strike|IranWire|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Even when financial facilitators are arrested, incarceration is brief.
U.S. Ally Qatar Shelters Jihadi Moneymen|Jamie Dettmer|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Before my decade of incarceration, I had never seen a dead body.
A Million Ways to Die in Prison|Daniel Genis|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Incarceration is costing us a tremendous amount of money,” says Wright.
‘Progressive Jail’ Is a 21st-Century Hell, Inmates Complain|Sarah Shourd|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The VERA Institute estimates U.S. taxpayers paid $39 billion for incarceration in 2012.
‘Progressive Jail’ Is a 21st-Century Hell, Inmates Complain|Sarah Shourd|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lady Tringle was unable to leave her room during the period of incarceration.
Ayala's Angel|Anthony Trollope
It is possible that he also wished to avenge the incarceration of Robertson.
The Great Company|Beckles Willson
I got into prison; I mean, I suffered the incarceration of freedom.
The Cause of it All|Leo Tolstoy
Dr Buckland allows that the circumstances of the incarceration of his Toads were not natural.
The Romance of Natural History, Second Series|Philip Henry Gosse
During my period of incarceration at Sennelager the number of civil prisoners brought in to swell our party was somewhat slender.
Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons|Henry Charles Mahoney