1. to put or keep someone in prison or jail
Usage: formal

Examples

• The judge decided to incarcerate the defendant for five years.
• Many countries incarcerate people for non-violent drug offenses.
• The criminal was incarcerated in a maximum-security facility.
• She was incarcerated for her role in the financial fraud.
• The state plans to incarcerate fewer people by reforming sentencing laws.
• He spent ten years incarcerated before his conviction was overturned.