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s | incarcerate |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a verb incarcerate is

to lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=··· , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    incarcerate

    English

    Verb

    (incarcerat)
  • To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.
  • * 2013 September 23, Masha Gessen, " Life in a Russian Prison," New York Times (retrieved 24 September 2013):
    • Tolokonnikova has also been an effective public speaker even while incarcerated , but she has spoken out on politics and freedom in general rather than prisoners’ rights.
  • To confine; to shut up or enclose; to hem in.

    • Usage notes

    As a Latinate term, somewhat formal, compared to imprison.

    Synonyms

    * imprison * jail

    Derived terms

    * incarceration

    Related terms

    * carceral * carcerate

    External links

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