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incarceration
noun
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Divide incarceration into syllables:

in · car · cer · a · tion

How to pronounce incarceration:

Definition of incarceration:

incarceration (noun):
slavery
the state of being imprisoned.
confinement in a jail or prison the act of imprisoning someone or the state of being imprisoned

Synonyms for incarceration:

prisonrestraintconfinementporridgeimprisonmentbondagedetentioncaptivity

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