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incarceration

[in-kahr-suh-rey-shuhn] / ɪnˌkɑr səˈreɪ ʃən /
NOUN
imprisonment
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The Foreign Office says it will keep working to get them safely back to the UK, calling their incarceration appalling and unjustified.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The court held that pretrial liberty is the norm; incarceration before conviction for any crime is the rare, carefully limited exception.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

He said he sees himself as a fair jurist with a knack for finding creative solutions to cases that balance public safety and alternatives to incarceration.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Speaking to the BBC, dressed in worn-out clothes and bathroom slippers, he sounds stressed and bitter as he recalls his incarceration.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Today violent crime rates are at historically low levels, yet incarceration rates continue to climb.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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