adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Of whom a disproportionate number are in prison.

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

Example

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

Etymology

From over- + incarcerated.

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