incarceration

== English == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin incarcerātiō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪŋˌkɑː(ɹ)səˈɹeɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === incarceration (countable and uncountable, plural incarcerations) (chiefly US) The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment. (surgery, dated) A strangulation, as in a hernia. A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== incarcerate ==== Translations ====