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as in captivity
the act of confining or the state of being confined
he was bored and frustrated by his incarceration in the quarantine
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as in imprisonment
the state of being held in lawful custody
sentenced to six months of incarceration for dealing in narcotics
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Recent Examples of incarceration
Several advocates against domestic violence testified before the Judiciary Committee Monday that domestic violence is a risk factor for incarceration, and that Connecticut’s 70+ mandatory minimum laws often apply, resulting in survivors receiving severe punishments.
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Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2025
To increase the country’s capacity for ongoing mass incarceration, Bukele built and opened the Terrorism Confinement Center mega-prison in 2023.
—Mneesha Gellman, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
That offense carries a maximum penalty of ten years of incarceration and possible administrative denaturalization.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2025
For unlawful procurement of naturalization, the maximum penalty is 10 years of incarceration and possible administrative denaturalization.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
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Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2025
To increase the country’s capacity for ongoing mass incarceration, Bukele built and opened the Terrorism Confinement Center mega-prison in 2023.
—Mneesha Gellman, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025
That offense carries a maximum penalty of ten years of incarceration and possible administrative denaturalization.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2025
For unlawful procurement of naturalization, the maximum penalty is 10 years of incarceration and possible administrative denaturalization.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incarceration
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Last week, Israel ended a two-month-old ceasefire by resuming bombing and ground operations, increasing pressure on Hamas to free the remaining hostages in its captivity.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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According to a complaint obtained by PEOPLE, the victim was beaten with a metal bat, made to stand for hours, only fed liquids — which he was given once a day — and slept a mere 10 hours during the time he was held in captivity.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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None of the internment camp players made it to Major League Baseball, but George Omachi, who played for the Denson All-Stars at the Jerome War Relocation Center in Denson, Arkansas, eventually became a scout for the league.—
Rachel Ng,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Mar. 2025
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More than 100,000 people of Japanese decent were sent to internment camps, which the federal government formally apologized for in 1988.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2025
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The high-profile detentions of Ozturk and Doroudi followed the detention earlier this month of Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University grad student who had been active in the 2024 campus pro-Palestinian protests.—
Caroline Linton,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2025
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More: Immigrant women describe 'hell on earth' in ICE detention The government could use AI to identify objects or persons of interest by sifting through satellite images and other data feeds, much like the Defense Department can do on the battlefield, said two sources familiar with the initiative.—
Marisa Taylor and Jeffrey Dastin,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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Three days later, his immigration attorney was able to reach an ICE official who confirmed that his client was in a prison in another country.—
Brian Bennett,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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While there, Mel’s mom, June, warns her daughter that Keith has a Following-like network of minions both inside and outside the prison who are willing to do his bidding.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
20 Mar. 2025
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The resulting funds could only be used by the interned to pay for their confinement.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Mar. 2025
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The lives of poor Liberians were temporarily suspended, bracketed by confinement, while those with far more resources could transcend it.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Incarceration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incarceration. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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