incarceration
noun/ɪnˌkɑrsəˈreɪʃən/
Frequency rank: #8,962 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
The state of being imprisoned or confined in jail.
Example sentence
After the trial, he faced ten years of incarceration in a federal prison.
Synonyms & related words
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