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incarceration

Detention of a person

Also known as detaining · detention · detention of persons

Instance of: punishment
Subclass of: custodial sentence

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Imprisonment or incarceration is the restraint of a person's liberty for any cause whatsoever, whether by authority of the government, or by a person acting without such authority. In the latter case it is considered "false imprisonment". Imprisonment does not necessarily imply a place of confinement with bolts and bars, but may be exercised by any use or display of force, lawfully or unlawfully, wherever displayed, even in the open street. People become prisoners, wherever they may be, by the mere word or touch of a duly authorized officer directed to that end. Usually, however, imprisonment is understood to imply actual confinement against one's will in a prison employed for the purpose according to the provisions of the law. Generally gender imbalances occur in imprisonment rates, with incarceration of males proportionately more likely than incarceration of females.

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Permanent duplicated item: imprisonment
Different from: false imprisonment
detention

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AIDb. (2026). incarceration (Q853735). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/incarceration-Q853735