incarceration
Definitions
The state of being confined in a prison; imprisonment.
The act of shutting someone in or confining them.
Examples
The judge sentenced the defendant to five years of incarceration for his crimes.
Many advocates are working to reform the justice system and reduce the rates of mass incarceration.
Synonyms
imprisonment confinement detention custody internment captivity
Antonyms
liberation freedom release emancipation discharge acquittal parole