incarcerated
Use Incarcerated in a sentencein·car·cer·ate
[v. in-kahr-suh-reyt; adj. in-kahr-ser-it, -suh-reyt] verb, in·car·cer·at·ed, in·car·cer·at·ing, adjective 
səˌreɪt; verb (used with object)
1.
to imprison; confine.
2.
to enclose; constrict closely.
adjective
3.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to confine or imprison | |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin incarcerāre, from Latin | |
| incarcer'ation | |
| —n | |
| in'carcerator | |
| —n | |
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incarcerated in·car·cer·at·ed (ĭn-kär'sə-rā'tĭd)
adj.
Confined or trapped, as a hernia.
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Example sentences
They've been unfortunately incarcerated based on their faith or their expressions.
By the time she finished grad school, both of her parents were incarcerated and she was caring for her half-sister.
He would be incarcerated in the cells of different gaols.
Most of the mercenaries are incarcerated eight to a cell, and disease is rampant.
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