overincarcerated

adjective

Of whom a disproportionate number are in prison.

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Meanings

adjectiveoverincarcerated (comparative more overincarcerated, superlative most overincarcerated)

comparative more overincarcerated · superlative most overincarcerated

  1. Of whom a disproportionate number are in prison.

    For things like drugs and nonviolent offenses, they’re being hideously overpoliced and overincarcerated.

    2015 August 12, Michael Kimmelman, “David Simon and Cory Booker on ‘Show Me a Hero’ and the Future of Cities”, in New York Times

Origin

From over- + incarcerated.

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APA

overincarcerated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overincarcerated

MLA

“overincarcerated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overincarcerated. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overincarcerated,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overincarcerated.

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