1. imprisoning or confining someone in jail or prison
Usage: present participle of incarcerate

Examples

• The judge is considering incarcerating the repeat offender.
• The new policy focuses on rehabilitation rather than simply incarcerating criminals.
• They are incarcerating more people than ever before in the county jail.
• The court avoided incarcerating the first-time offender.
• Incarcerating juveniles should be a last resort.
• The system is incarcerating individuals at an alarming rate.