English noun: incarceration | |||
1. | incarceration (state) the state of being imprisoned | ||
Samples | He was held in captivity until he died. The imprisonment of captured soldiers. His ignominious incarceration in the local jail. He practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon. | ||
Synonyms | captivity, immurement, imprisonment | ||
Broader (hypernym) | confinement | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | durance, internment, life imprisonment | ||