(chiefly, US) The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.
use policy. Harm reduction saves lives. In the long term, with adequate resources, it’s far more effective than incarceration and forced treatment.” #HousingIsAHumanRight #HealthCareIsAHumanRight #HousingFirst #EndOv…
Let’s not forget who sits in the Oval Office representing the American people. FFS AMERICANS!!! IMPEACH INDICT PROSECUTE INCARCERATION
(chiefly, US) The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.
"incarceration" means: The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"incarceration" means: The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (US) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
"incarceration" means: The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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(transitive) To confine; to shut up or enclose; to hem in.
(medicine, slang, humorous, or, pejorative) A medical condition induced by the threat of arrest or incarceration; malingering behaviour by a suspect when faced with the prospect of arrest.
(chiefly, US, transitive, ) To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.
For-profit incarceration/detention is a euphemism youtu.be/loQkyuMDwy0?
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(surgery, dated) A strangulation, as in a hernia.
“use policy. Harm reduction saves lives. In the long term, with adequate resources, it’s far more effective than incarceration and forced treatment.” #HousingIsAHumanRight #HealthCareIsAHumanRight #HousingFirst #EndOverdose #HarmReductionSavesLives #HousingNow #PreventOverdose”
“Let’s not forget who sits in the Oval Office representing the American people. FFS AMERICANS!!! IMPEACH INDICT PROSECUTE INCARCERATION”
“For-profit incarceration/detention is a euphemism youtu.be/loQkyuMDwy0?”
“A photograph of a Japanese American baseball player at the Minidoka incarceration camp in Idaho. The player strikes a pose while wearing catchers equipment. A row of camp barracks can be seen in the background. 🗃 #skystorians”
“This is TERRIBLE. But also not new. The 13th amendment has allowed legal slavery in the United States since its inception, and this is just a horrific expansion of our oversized system of mass incarceration. #abolishcages”
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A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation.
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