incarceration
noun
[ ɪnˌkɑːsəˈreɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the state of being confined in prison; imprisonment.
• "the public would not be served by her incarceration"
Similar:
imprisonment,
internment,
confinement,
detention,
custody,
captivity,
restraint,
penal servitude,
hard labour,
time,
porridge,
chokey,
durance,
duress,