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incarceration vs confinement

confinement vs incarceration

incarceration and confinement both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
incarceration Yes No No No
confinement Yes No No No
As nouns, confinement is a hypernym of incarceration; that is, confinement is a word with a broader meaning than incarceration:
  • incarceration: the state of being imprisoned
  • confinement: the state of being confined
incarceration (noun) confinement (noun)
the state of being imprisoned the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
the state of being confined
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
Difference between incarceration and confinement

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