incarceration

noun

🔊/ɪnˌkɑːsəˈreɪʃn/

🔊/ɪnˌkɑːrsəˈreɪʃn/

[uncountable] (formal)

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the act of putting somebody in prison or in another place from which they cannot escape; the state of being there 监禁；关押；禁闭synonym imprisonment
- There have been angry protests about his arrest and incarceration.关于他的被捕和监禁一直有愤怒的抗议活动。
Topics Crime and punishmentc2