Etymology

e-carceration

Today it means: The use of technology and surveillance as a way to deprive people of individual liberty. Full definition →

English incarceration
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  1. Englishelectronic
  2. Englishe-
  3. Englishincarceration
  4. English todaye-carceration

Blend of e- (“electronic”) + incarceration.

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