incarceration
A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation.
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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
For-profit incarceration/detention is a euphemism youtu.be/loQkyuMDwy0?
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. #ab…
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. 🗃 #sk…
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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”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Let’s not forget who sits in the Oval Office representing the American people. FFS AMERICANS!!! IMPEACH INDICT PROSECUTE INCARCERATION”
— Bluesky· May 2026“For-profit incarceration/detention is a euphemism youtu.be/loQkyuMDwy0?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“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”
— Bluesky· May 2026“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”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(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.
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A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation.
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