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 incarcerate incarcerate /ˌɪnˈkɑːrsɝˌeɪt/

verb

  1. (law) lock up or confine, in or as in a jail  ( gaol [British] , immure , incarcerate , jail , jug [Informal, N. American] , lag , put away , put behind bars , remand , imprison )
    (law) lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
     The suspects were imprisoned without trial
    The suspects were imprisoned without trial
     The murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life
    the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life