INCARCERATION

By SovConn | June 23, 2013

incarceration,n. The act or process of confining someone; IMPRISONMENT. Cf. DECARCERATION. — incarcerate,vb. — incarcerator,n.

shock incarceration.Incarceration in a military-type setting, usu. for three to six months, during which the offender is subjected to strict discipline, physical exercise, and hard labor. See 18 USCA § 4046. • After successfully completing the program, the offender is usu. placed on probation. See BOOT CAMP. Cf. shock probation under PROBATION.

[Blacks Law 8th]

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