English-German translation for "incarcerate"

"incarcerate" German translation

incarcerate
transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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einkerkern, einsperren einklemmen
  • einklemmen
    incarcerate medicine | MedizinMED
    incarcerate medicine | MedizinMED
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incarcerate
adjective | Adjektiv adj obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs

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eingekerkert
  • eingekerkert
    incarcerate
    incarcerate
In China warf man mich als politischer Gefangener für fünf Jahre, bis 2007, ins Gefängnis.
China incarcerated me as a political prisoner for five years, until 2007.
Source: News-Commentary
Seit sieben Jahren befinden sie sich nunmehr unrechtmäßig im Gefängnis.
They have been wrongly incarcerated now for seven years.
Source: Europarl
Darüber hinaus sind dort Bürger künftiger EU-Mitgliedstaaten eingekerkert.
Citizens of future EU Member States are also incarcerated there.
Source: Europarl
Massenmörder und Gangster unter anderem auch Al Capone waren dort eingesperrt.
Mass murderers and gangsters including –, for example, Al Capone – were incarcerated there.
Source: News-Commentary
Die Eltern sind oftmals arbeitslos, krank, geschieden oder gar inhaftiert.
Parents are often unemployed, ill, divorced, or even incarcerated.
Source: News-Commentary
Mein Vater wurde unter dem kommunistischen Regime eingekerkert.
My father was incarcerated by the communist regime.
Source: Europarl
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