INCARCERATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The state of being imprisoned

Example:

he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon

Synonyms:

captivity; immurement; imprisonment; incarceration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("incarceration" is a kind of...):

confinement (the state of being confined)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "incarceration"):

durance (imprisonment (especially for a long time))

life imprisonment (a sentence of imprisonment until death)

internment (confinement during wartime)

Derivation:

incarcerate (lock up or confine, in or as in a jail)