incarcerate

UK
/ɪnˈkɑːsəreɪt/
US
/ɪnˈkɑr.sə.reɪt/
incarcerateverb
incarcerated
Past Simple
incarcerated
Past Participle
incarcerating
Gerund
UK
/ɪnˈkɑːsəreɪt/
US
/ɪnˈkɑr.sə.reɪt/
Traducciones
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.
Traducciones adicionales
confinerSurtout dans un contexte abstrait ou figuré.
enfermerAu sens de retenir ou de confiner dans un espace limité, sans peine judiciaire formelle.
Definiciones
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.
Sinónimos
lock up
put behind bars
hold captive
Antónimos