7+ Synonyms for Incarcerate & Similar Words
Definition of incarcerate
- verb
- 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"
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"They say it takes 5000 to educate, 30,000 to incarcerate"
Ras Kass — If/Then
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