Reincarceration

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A second or subsequent incarceration. countable, uncountable

    "The Pew report recommended diverting nonviolent offenders away from prison and using punishments short of reincarceration for minor or technical violations of probation or parole."

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"The Pew report recommended diverting nonviolent offenders away from prison and using punishments short of reincarceration for minor or technical violations of probation or parole."

Etymology

From re- + incarceration.

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