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Incarceration

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002554

The act of confining a person in a jail or prison as a form of punishment or detention. This legal sanction is imposed by a court following a conviction for a crime or as a temporary measure before trial. The duration and conditions of incarceration are determined by law and judicial sentencing.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002554
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-002554",
  "term": "Incarceration",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The act of confining a person in a jail or prison as a form of punishment or detention. This legal sanction is imposed by a court following a conviction for a crime or as a temporary measure before trial. The duration and conditions of incarceration are determined by law and judicial sentencing.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/incarceration/"
}

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