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  1. captivity, imprisonment, incarceration, immurementnoun

    the state of being imprisoned

    "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"

    Synonyms:
    internment, captivity, immurement, imprisonment, enslavement

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  1. glomnoun

    Submitted by Providence on July 18, 2023  

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  1. incarcerationnoun

    Synonyms:
    IMPRISONMENT, confinement, commitment

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  1. White House:

    President Trump raised the incarceration of Pastor Andrew Brunson and asked that the Turkish Government expeditiously return him to the United States.

  2. Joe Biden:

    We have now a systemic issue and too many African Americans in jail right now, so I think we should shift the whole focus from what we were doing in terms of incarceration to rehabilitation.

  3. Asha Banerjee:

    The incarceration argument is especially important because in these states where abortion bans have come into play, there’s a huge criminalization aspect.

  4. John Fetterman:

    We have a mental health crisis in our country, and you have these pharmaceuticals that have all of these side effects and have all these other externalities, and here, you know, like I applaud Oregon for the step they took this last election, you know, decriminalizing small amounts of drugs, and realizing you can’t arrest your way out of addiction. … If you criminalize addiction, you have what we have, and that is one of the core tenants of mass incarceration.

  5. Gentner Drummond:

    It is my responsibility to ensure that we are appropriately responding to all evidence that has been presented through Mr. Glossip’s conviction and incarceration, circumstances surrounding this case necessitate a thorough review.


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  • سجنArabic
  • zauzlení, vězněníCzech
  • EinkerkerungGerman
  • encarcelamiento, encarcelaciónSpanish
  • vangitseminen, kuroumaFinnish
  • incarcérationFrench
  • क़ैद कर देनाHindi
  • բանտարկությունArmenian
  • 投獄Japanese
  • ജയിലിലാക്കല്‍, ബന്ധനം, ജയില്‍ വാസംMalayalam
  • заключение, лишение свободыRussian
  • การกักขังThai

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