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incarcerated

/ɪnˈkɑːsəreɪtɪd/

/ɪnˈkɑr.sə.reɪ.tɪd/

Translations

incarceratedpast participle

/ɪnˈkɑːsəreɪtɪd/

/ɪnˈkɑr.səˌreɪ.tɪd/

More precise classification: adjective derived from past participle

incarcéré

The incarcerated individual awaited their trial date with a mix of anxiety and hope.

La personne incarcérée attendait sa date de procès avec un mélange d’anxiété et d’espoir.

Additional translations

emprisonnéPlus courant dans la langue générale; sens juridique ou pénitentiaire.

Synonyms

locked up

incarcerateverb

incarcerated

Past Simple

incarcerated

Past Simple

incarcerated

Past Participle

incarcerating

Gerund

/ɪnˈkɑːsəreɪt/

/ɪnˈkɑr.sə.reɪt/

incarcérerSens juridique, plus précis et formel.

The judge decided to incarcerate the defendant for five years due to the severity of the crime.

Le juge a décidé d’incarcérer le défendeur pendant cinq ans en raison de la gravité du crime.

emprisonnerSens courant, général.

The authorities can incarcerate a person who breaks the law.

Les autorités peuvent emprisonner une personne qui enfreint la loi.

Additional translations

enfermerAu sens de retenir ou de confiner dans un espace limité, sans peine judiciaire formelle.

confinerSurtout dans un contexte abstrait ou figuré.

Synonyms

imprison

detain

confine

lock up

put behind bars

restrict

hold captive

Antonyms

release

free

Definitions

incarceratedpast participle

Confined or imprisoned, especially in a jail or prison.

The incarcerated individual awaited their trial date with a mix of anxiety and hope.

incarcerateverb

To confine or imprison someone, typically as a legal punishment.

The judge decided to incarcerate the defendant for five years due to the severity of the crime.

To shut in or confine within bounds; to restrict the freedom of (someone or something), not necessarily as a formal legal penalty.

During the siege the inhabitants were effectively incarcerated within the city walls.