incarceration
noun
the act of incarcerating, or putting in prison or another enclosure.
incarcerations
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pluralof incarceration.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Another option would be to allow a plea of “not guilty by reason of dementia” or to enact sentencing limits similar to those protecting juveniles from lifelong incarcerations.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 17, 2023
Street’s picaresque stunts, and occasional incarcerations, do not occur in a vacuum.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2021
He wasn’t, but his behavior with the hospital staff qualified him for involuntary hospitalization, the first in a series of hospitalizations, incarcerations and bouts of homelessness.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2021
For almost a decade, the women protested the incarcerations by attending Mass at St. Rita’s Church in Havana each Sunday dressed in white.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2020
Excluded are prior incarcerations in local jails and juvenile facilities because of the lack of data needed to estimate the number of first admissions to these forms of correctional supervision.
From Prevalence of Imprisonment in the U.S. Population, 1974-2001 by Thomas P. Bonczar
