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incarcerating

/ɪnˈkɑːsəreɪtɪŋ/

/ɪnˈkɑr.sə.reɪ.tɪŋ/

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incarcerating

Gerund

incarcerated

Past Simple

incarcerated

Past Participle

incarcerating

Gerund

/ɪnˈkɑːsəreɪt/

/ɪnˈkɑr.sə.reɪt/

Translations

заключать в тюрьму

The judge decided to incarcerate the criminal for ten years.

Судья решил заключить преступника в тюрьму на десять лет.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

lock up

put behind bars

hold captive

Antonyms