incarceration

[ in-kahr-suh-rey-shuh n ]

/ ɪnˌkɑr səˈreɪ ʃən /

the act of incarcerating, or putting in prison or another enclosure: The incarceration rate has increased dramatically.

Words nearby incarceration

I also want to alert you to the broader circumstances of my incarceration.

An American Marine in Iran’s Prisons Goes on Hunger Strike |IranWire |December 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Even when financial facilitators are arrested, incarceration is brief.

U.S. Ally Qatar Shelters Jihadi Moneymen |Jamie Dettmer |December 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Before my decade of incarceration, I had never seen a dead body.

A Million Ways to Die in Prison |Daniel Genis |December 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“Incarceration is costing us a tremendous amount of money,” says Wright.

‘Progressive Jail’ Is a 21st-Century Hell, Inmates Complain |Sarah Shourd |September 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The VERA Institute estimates U.S. taxpayers paid $39 billion for incarceration in 2012.

‘Progressive Jail’ Is a 21st-Century Hell, Inmates Complain |Sarah Shourd |September 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Lady Tringle was unable to leave her room during the period of incarceration.

Ayala's Angel |Anthony Trollope
It is possible that he also wished to avenge the incarceration of Robertson.

The Great Company |Beckles Willson
I got into prison; I mean, I suffered the incarceration of freedom.

The Cause of it All |Leo Tolstoy
Dr Buckland allows that the circumstances of the incarceration of his Toads were not natural.

The Romance of Natural History, Second Series |Philip Henry Gosse
During my period of incarceration at Sennelager the number of civil prisoners brought in to swell our party was somewhat slender.

Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons |Henry Charles Mahoney