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incarcerare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • imprison verb To put someone in prison, or to confine them against their will.
  • incarcerate verb To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.

Senses

incarcerare is used for these senses in English:

  • imprison (transitive) To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.
  • incarcerate (chiefly, US, transitive, ) To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.
  • lock up (transitive) To imprison or incarcerate (someone).

incarcerate — full definition

  1. verb To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.
  2. verb To confine; to shut up or enclose; to hem in.

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