incarcerate incarcerate /ˌɪnˈkɑːrsɝˌeɪt/

verb

1. (law) lock up or confine, in or as in a jail  ( gaol [British] , immure , incarcerate , jail , jug [Informal, N. American] , lag , put away , put behind bars , remand , imprison )
   (law) lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
    The suspects were imprisoned without trial
   The suspects were imprisoned without trial
    The murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life
   the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life