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{
"term": "incarceration",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "the act of putting somebody in prison or in another place from which they cannot escape; the state of being there",
"examples": [
{
"text": "There have been angry protests about his arrest and incarceration."
}
],
"synonyms": "imprisonment",
"topics": ["Crime and punishment"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˌkɑːsəˈreɪʃn/",
"audio": "in/incarceration/incarceration__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˌkɑːrsəˈreɪʃn/",
"audio": "in/incarceration/incarceration__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}