Incarcerate Definition & Meaning

incarcerate
verb
  1. lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"

"Incarcerate" in song lyrics

See how incarcerate is used in real songs:

  • "They say it takes 5000 to educate, 30,000 to incarcerate"
    Ras Kass — If/Then

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