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incarcerating

/ɪnˈkɑːsəreɪtɪŋ/

/ɪnˈkɑr.sə.reɪ.tɪŋ/

Translations

incarcerateverb

incarcerating

Gerund

incarcerated

Past Simple

incarcerated

Past Participle

incarcerating

Gerund

/ɪnˈkɑːsəreɪt/

/ɪnˈkɑr.sə.reɪt/

emprisonnerSens courant, général.

The authorities can incarcerate a person who breaks the law.

Les autorités peuvent emprisonner une personne qui enfreint la loi.

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.

Additional translations

confinerSurtout dans un contexte abstrait ou figuré.

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

Synonyms

lock up

put behind bars

hold captive

Antonyms

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.