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incarceration

noun

The state of being imprisoned

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Word length
13
Starts with
I
Ends with
N
Contains
NC
Scrabble score
17

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noun

  1. The state of being imprisoned

    “He was held in captivity until he died”

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He was held in captivity until he died
The imprisonment of captured soldiers
His ignominious incarceration in the local jail
He practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon

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