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Incarceration

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(1):

(n.) Formerly, strangulation, as in hernia.

(2):

(n.) A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation.

(3):

(n.) The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Incarceration'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​i/incarceration.html. 1828.
 
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