incarceration

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Synonyms: incarcerative, incameration, incarcerating, incarcerator, incarcerations

Antonyms: incarcerative, incameration, incarcerating, incarcerator, incarcerations

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|chiefly|US}} The act of [[confine|confining]], or the state of being confined; [[imprisonment]].
2. {{lb|en|surgery|dated}} A [[strangulation]], as in a [[hernia]].
3. A [[constriction]] of the [[hernial sac]], rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause [[strangulation]].

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