incarceration
noun/ɪnˌkɑːsəˈreɪʃn/
/ɪnˌkɑːrsəˈreɪʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)- the act of putting somebody in prison or in another place from which they cannot escape; the state of being there synonym imprisonment
- There have been angry protests about his arrest and incarceration.
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