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incarceration

[in-kahr-suh-rey-shuhn] / ɪnˌkɑr səˈreɪ ʃən /
NOUN
imprisonment
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The Foreign Office - which warns British citizens against travelling to Iran - has described their incarceration as "unjustified and appalling".

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

My subject area is U.S. history—the built environment, public memory, the American South, and more recently the history of mass incarceration.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

The two share an inquisitive and child-like energy, turning heavy conversations about growing up broke, the solitude of incarceration, and desperate cries for attention, into something remarkably light.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

They are patched through to them from payphones in Evin prison via the Foreign Office, which has described their incarceration as "appalling" and "unjustifiable".

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Other differences between Jim Crow and mass incarceration are actually more significant than they may initially appear.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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