incarceration
/ɪŋˌkɑː(ɹ)səˈɹeɪʃən/ noun C1- The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.
- A strangulation, as in a hernia.
- A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation.
Plural incarcerations
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As it was first presented to me, there were three possible explanations of the seclusion or incarceration of this gentleman in an outhouse of his father's mansion.
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