incarcerate in a sentence
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📚 Grade Level: Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Definition
Incarcerate: to confine or imprison someone, typically as a legal penalty for a crime.
Sample Sentences
- The judge decided to incarcerate the defendant for a minimum of ten years.
- Many activists believe that we should focus on rehabilitation rather than simply incarcerating offenders.
- Incarcerating individuals without addressing the root causes of crime often leads to recidivism.
- The documentary highlighted the harsh realities of being incarcerated in a maximum-security prison.
- Efforts to reform the justice system often include measures to reduce the number of people we incarcerate.