incarcerating

Definitions

The act of putting or keeping someone in prison or a similar place of confinement.

The process of restricting or confining someone within a specific boundary or state.

Examples

The judge focused on rehabilitating the youth rather than simply incarcerating them for minor offenses.

The new policy aims to reduce crime rates by incarcerating repeat offenders for longer periods.

Synonyms

imprisoning confining detaining caging locking up interning cloistering

Antonyms

releasing freeing liberating discharging emancipating acquitting unshackling