incarceration vs life imprisonment
life imprisonment vs incarcerationincarceration and life imprisonment both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| incarceration | Yes | No | No | No |
| life imprisonment | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
life imprisonment is a hyponym of
incarceration; that is, life imprisonment is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
incarceration:
- incarceration: the state of being imprisoned
- life imprisonment: a sentence of imprisonment until death
Other hyponyms of incarceration include
durance, internment.
| incarceration (noun) | life imprisonment (noun) |
|---|---|
| the state of being imprisoned | a sentence of imprisonment until death |
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