All incarceration synonyms
in·car·cer·a·tion
I i noun incarceration
- confinement — Confinement is the state of being forced to stay in a prison or another place which you cannot leave.
- captivity — Captivity is the state of being kept imprisoned or enclosed.
- restraint — a restraining action or influence: freedom from restraint.
- imprisonment — to confine in or as if in a prison.
- custody — Custody is the legal right to keep and look after a child, especially the right given to a child's mother or father when they get divorced.
- internment — an act or instance of interning.
- detention — Detention is when someone is arrested or put into prison, especially for political reasons.