Synonyms of the word

incarceration

• n. The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.
• n. Formerly, strangulation, as in hernia.
• n. A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation.

captivity

• n. The state of being captive.
• n. (obsolete) A group of people/beings captive.
• n. The state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved.

confinement

• n. the act of confining or the state of being confined.
• n. lying-in, time of giving birth.

immurement

• n. Capital punishment by entombing for life.

imprisonment

• n. A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, as punishment for a crime.