Incarcerated is the past tense of “incarcerate,” meaning someone has been imprisoned or confined, usually in a jail or prison, due to legal reasons. It refers to the state of being held in custody, typically after being convicted of a crime. Someone who is incarcerated has lost their freedom and is under the control of the authorities, often within a prison or correctional facility. In Indonesian, incarcerated can be translated as dipenjara or diperpenjara.
Synonyms:
- Imprisoned
- Detained
- Confined
- Locked up
- Jailed
- Held in custody
- In prison
- Interned
- Restricted
- Trapped
- Put in prison
- Under lock and key
- Under arrest
- Held captive
- Incarceration (the noun form)
Sentences Using “Incarcerated”:
- He was incarcerated for 10 years after being convicted of armed robbery.
- The political activist was incarcerated for his outspoken views against the government.
- The man was incarcerated for a crime he didn’t commit, but later exonerated.
- Hundreds of prisoners are incarcerated each year for non-violent offenses.
- The state decided to keep him incarcerated due to the severity of his crimes.
- Many people argue that it’s unjust to keep juveniles incarcerated for minor offenses.
- The suspect was incarcerated until the trial date was set.
- He spent five years incarcerated in a high-security prison before being granted parole.
- The country has been criticized for its policy of incarcerating political opponents.
- After being incarcerated for months, he finally received a fair trial.
Related Words:
- Imprisoned
- Detained
- Confined
- Jailed
- Locked up
- Custody
- Interned
- Trapped
- Constrained
- Restricted
- Held captive
- Held in custody
- In prison
- Put in jail
- Incarceration
Phrasal Verbs Related to “Incarcerated”:
- Lock up (to imprison or detain someone)
- Put behind bars (to incarcerate someone in jail or prison)
- Throw in jail (to imprison someone, often quickly or forcefully)
- Send to prison (to officially incarcerate someone)
- Take into custody (to arrest and detain someone)
- Keep in custody (to hold someone in prison or detention)
- Serve time (to spend time incarcerated in prison)
- Put away (to incarcerate someone, usually for a long time)
- Break out (to escape from incarceration)
- Lock away (to imprison someone or restrict their movement)
Idiomatic Expressions Related to “Incarcerated”:
- Behind bars (in prison or jail)
- In the clink (slang for being incarcerated)
- In the slammer (slang for being in jail)
- Banged up (informal expression for being incarcerated)
- In the hoosegow (slang for jail or prison)
- Put away for good (to incarcerate someone for life)
- Thrown in the can (slang for being incarcerated)
- Locked up for life (to be incarcerated for an extended period or life)
- Throw away the key (to imprison someone permanently, often for life)
- In the big house (slang for a large prison or correctional facility)
