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Incarceration vs Restraint - What's the difference?

incarceration | restraint | Related terms |

Incarceration is a related term of restraint.


As nouns the difference between incarceration and restraint

is that incarceration is incarceration, imprisonment while restraint is (countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures.

incarceration

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.
  • Formerly, strangulation, as in hernia.
  • A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation.
  • restraint

    Noun

  • (countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures
  • Make sure all the restraints are tight.
  • (uncountable) control or caution; reserve
  • Try to exercise restraint when talking to your boss.
  • * November 2 2014 , Daniel Taylor, " Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
  • City will feel nonplussed when they review the tape and Pellegrini had to summon all his restraint in the post-match interviews.