incarcerated

Meanings

• Adjective or Verb

  Confined or imprisoned, especially in a jail or prison.

  - "He was incarcerated for 10 years for committing robbery."
  - "The prison system is designed to incarcerate dangerous criminals."

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Synonyms

imprison , jail

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with incarcerated
carcassed , harbored , margined

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Variants

List of all variants of incarcerated that leads to same result
incarcerated , incarcerate , incarcerates , incarcerating

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Etymology

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Late Middle English: from Latin incarcerare, from in- 'in' + carcer 'a cage, prison'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'incarcerated' comes from the Latin word 'carcer', which means cage or prison.

2. The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world.

3. The term 'lifers' refers to people who are sentenced to life in prison, but not necessarily to death row.

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Related Concepts

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1. Imprisonment: The act of confining or imprisoning someone in a jail or prison.

2. Parole: The supervised release of an incarcerated person from prison or jail.

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Culture

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The term 'incarcerated' has been used extensively in literature and art to depict the experiences and struggles of those in prison. It is a significant aspect of the criminal justice system and a topic of ongoing debate and reform.

How to Memorize "incarcerated"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person being put in a cage or cell. Imagine the bars of the cell closing and the person being locked in.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the concept of being confined or imprisoned. Think of the word 'prison' or 'jail'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'In Car Cage' to remember the definition of incarcerated.

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