Meaning & use
incarcerated
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Imprisoned or confined, especially as a criminal punishment.
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He spent five years incarcerated before being released on parole.
The report examined conditions for incarcerated individuals in the state's prisons.
A note on using this word
A more formal, often legal or clinical term than 'jailed' or 'locked up.'
Words with a similar meaning
imprisonedjailed
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Words with an opposite meaning
freereleased
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