decarceration

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English

Etymology

Modeled on incarceration, replacing the prefix with de-.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

decarceration (countable and uncountable, plural decarcerations)

  1. A policy of reducing the amount of imprisoned people in a given population.
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