incarcerate
Significado: To imprison or confine someone; to keep a person locked up, especially as a punishment for a crime.
Incarcerate is a more formal alternative to 'imprison' and is commonly used in academic, legal, and policy discussions about the criminal justice system. The noun form is 'incarceration.' Debates about mass incarceration, prison reform, and alternatives to incarceration feature prominently in criminology and public policy. Common collocations include 'mass incarceration,' 'rate of incarceration,' and 'incarcerated population.'
Ejemplos
- The judge ordered the defendant to be incarcerated for a minimum of fifteen years. 法官下令将被告监禁至少十五年。El juez ordenó que el acusado fuera encarcelado durante un mínimo de quince años.裁判官は被告に対して最低15年の禁固刑を命じた。판사는 피고인에게 최소 15년의 징역형을 선고했다.
- Critics argue that mass incarceration has disproportionately affected minority communities. 批评者认为大规模监禁对少数族裔社区产生了不成比例的影响。Los críticos sostienen que el encarcelamiento masivo ha afectado de forma desproporcionada a las comunidades minoritarias.批評家たちは、大量収監が少数者コミュニティに不均衡な影響を及ぼしていると主張している。비평가들은 대량 수감이 소수 집단 공동체에 불균형적인 영향을 미쳤다고 주장한다.
- The charity works to rehabilitate incarcerated young offenders and reduce reoffending rates. 该慈善机构致力于帮助被监禁的青少年犯改过自新并降低再犯率。La organización benéfica trabaja para rehabilitar a los jóvenes delincuentes encarcelados y reducir la reincidencia.その慈善団体は収監中の若年犯罪者の更生と再犯率の低減に取り組んでいる。해당 자선단체는 수감 중인 청소년 범죄자의 재활과 재범률 감소를 위해 활동하고 있다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: academic, professional, media
Tono: neutral
Origen e historia
From medieval Latin incarceratus, past participle of incarcerare (to imprison), composed of in- (into) + carcer (prison). Entered English in the 16th century.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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